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US trans and non-binary people hit by voting barriers

June 17, 2020 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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US trans and non-binary people hit by voting barriers
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This story is from The Guardian:

When My-Linh moved from Texas to New York, they knew they wanted to vote in elections without risk of discrimination against their non-binary identity. But the only options on the form to get a state ID are male and female.

“The system set in place is very unfair, and it doesn’t give any opportunity for people who have intersectional identities to be able to feel comfortable to identify themselves,” says My-Linh.

Few states in the US have passed a law requiring voting registration forms to include an X or unspecified option for anyone who doesn’t identify as male or female. Only 18 states and Washington DC have that option when getting a driver’s license – neither Texas nor New York, where My-Linh would vote, do.

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Filed Under: Democracy in America Tagged With: LGBT People and Democracy, Minority Voting Rights, Voter ID, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression

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