Switzerland rejects idea of a third-gender option in official records

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  1. >The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected the idea of introducing a third-gender or no-gender option for official records.
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    >Responding to two proposals from parliament, the governing Federal Council said “the binary gender model is still strongly anchored in Swiss society”.
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    >”The social preconditions for the introduction of a third gender or for a general waiver of the gender entry in the civil registry currently are not there,” it said.
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    >Currently, people are entered into the civil registry as male or female, with no other option.
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    >The government said a national ethics commission found in a 2020 report that the time was not yet right for a change to the system.

  2. “The Swiss government on Wednesday rejected the idea of introducing a third-gender or no-gender option for official records.

    Responding to two proposals from parliament, the governing Federal Council said “the binary gender model is still strongly anchored in Swiss society”.

    “The social preconditions for the introduction of a third gender or for a general waiver of the gender entry in the civil registry currently are not there,” it said.

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