The National Registry of Persons (Renaper) incorporated the option of non-binary gender (X) for the registration of the digital profile of citizens and, in this way, Argentina became “the first country in the region to recognize non-binary identities of gender in the registration and identification systems”, it was officially reported this Tuesday.
“Those who register will be able to do so with the non-binary gender option,” they added through a press release.
In this way, all the people who have processed their non-binary gender identity before the Renaper will be able to choose this option when registering in Mi Argentina and the users of Mi Argentina will be able to access their credentials from the organizations that have also implemented the identity option. non-binary in your records.
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From the Renaper it was reported that people who already have a registered account in My Argentina and who want to update their gender identity must delete their account and recreate it with the data of the new DNI.
And they detailed how to do it: “you must enter id.argentina.gob.ar/configurar-mi-cuenta/ with your current username and password and then go to the ‘Delete my account’ section, and if for any reason you cannot complete the operation, you can contact the Help Desk”
Now, Argentina is the first country in Latin America to recognize non-binary gender identities in registration and identification systems.
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Regarding the incorporation of the non-binary identity option, the Secretary of Technological Innovation of the Public Sector, Micaela Sánchez Malcolm, highlighted that “adding this option in Mi Argentina is part of the public policies implemented by the State to reinforce and collaborate with the visibility and the inclusion of diversity.
And he stressed that “it is in line with the scope of Decree 476, which involves non-binary identities and others in the passport and in the documentation of all people with an Argentine ID, regardless of their nationality or migrant status.”
Once the users have made the change in the gender option in My Argentina, they can request the update of this information in the Covid-19 vaccination digital credentials at the Help Desk.
At the international level, countries such as Germany, Canada, India, Colombia and the United States, among others, recognize gender identities outside the male/female binary paradigm.
