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Australians have been given a third choice when describing their gender on passport applications, BBC reported.

Transgender people and those of ambiguous sex will be able to list their gender as indeterminate, which will be shown on passports as an X.

People whose gender was different from that of their birth were previously required to have reassignment surgery before they could change their passport to their preferred sex.（点击英国广播公司网站查看原文）

澳新护照承认第三性

       据英国广播公司报道，澳大利亚人现在申请护照时，性别描述栏有了第三种选择。

       变性人和那些性别界限模糊的人可以选择“不确定”，护照上用X来表示。

       此前，与出生性别不同的人只有做了变性手术才能更改护照上的性别选项。

(China.org.cn September 21, 2011)