Mexico issues 1st passport with nonbinary gender: these many nations now issue such passports

Mexico issued for the first time a passport with non-binary gender on Wednesday.

The first person to receive it was Jesús Baena, 38, a nonbinary person. In addition to Baena, authorities issued non-binary passports to two Mexicans residing in Houston.

Mexico, a mostly Catholic country with conservative traditions, joined a small group of 16 nations that recognize a gender other than male and female in passports.

The new passport, which has in the sex line an x to identify the non-binary, was handled to Baena on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia and Biphobia.

Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard considered the measure as "very important" for the community.

Baena admitted that although non-binary passports represent an important achievement, there is still a long way to go to guarantee the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.

Nonbinary people define their gender identity outside of the man/woman binary.