Decision of the Gelderland District Court dated January 20, 2021

The petitioner was born as a woman but identifies as non-binary. As she progressed in her life, she realized that she did not fully identify as a woman, but it was only later in life that she came to the conclusion that she was not satisfied with the gender designation on her identity card. She initiated a process to change her gender to male at a later age but during that process, she came to the realization that she did not fully identify as a man either.

After several referrals and treatment processes, she concluded that she was non-binary, meaning she did not identify as either female or male. Her name was predominantly feminine, and that bothered her. She identified as ambivalent, which generally means that a person does not identify with the typical physical characteristics associated with either the female or male gender. She wanted a name that better aligned with her non-binary gender, so she requested a name change to a gender-neutral name.

She also requested a change to her birth certificate, indicating “cannot be determined.” Both requests were granted by the court. The petitioner could now hold a passport with the gender designation “X.”