Puerto Rico Court Allows Nonbinary Gender Marker on Birth Certificates

In a stunning move that once again places fringe ideology above biological reality, Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court has ruled that individuals may now select a nonbinary “X” gender marker on their birth certificates a decision rooted not in science, but in left-wing legal activism.

The ruling comes after six self-identified nonbinary individuals sued the U.S. territory, claiming that Puerto Rico’s current birth certificate policies violate the Fourteenth Amendment. The court sided with the plaintiffs, stating there was “no rational basis” for distinguishing between binary and nonbinary individuals under current policy.

Let’s be clear: this is not about discrimination. It’s about rewriting foundational societal norms based on feelings instead of facts.

• The court argued that denying a third gender marker amounts to “disfavored treatment,” bypassing the government’s legitimate interest in maintaining clear and accurate vital statistics.

• Critics say the ruling opens the door to further bureaucratic confusion, undermines public health data integrity, and enshrines ideological activism into the legal record.

• Puerto Rico now joins at least 17 U.S. states in offering nonbinary options on birth records, even as public backlash against such moves grows.

The government of Puerto Rico originally argued that gender records serve vital roles in healthcare, demographics, law enforcement, and identity verification. By allowing people to list “X” in the place of “male” or “female,” critics argue the court has now sacrificed factual clarity for political correctness.

Despite this, the federal court stated it was its “duty to intervene,” invoking a twisted interpretation of equal protection that prioritizes personal identity over objective reality. Notably, Puerto Rico already allowed gender markers to be changed but only to “male” or “female” in alignment with recognized biological or medical processes. This decision tosses those standards aside.

Pedro Julio Serrano, president of Puerto Rico’s LGBTQ+ Federation, predictably praised the ruling, calling it “historic.” But many see it as yet another example of elite courts dictating radical social engineering from the bench, disconnected from the will of the people.

The ruling directly clashes with efforts by Republican lawmakers on the U.S. mainland to protect traditional definitions of sex and tighten documentation standards for everything from voter registration to school sports participation.

This is more than a symbolic victory for the far-Left it’s a legal precedent that undermines state authority and imposes federally sanctioned identity politics on an unwilling public.

At a time when Americans are fighting to restore common sense and biological integrity in policy, this ruling stands as a reminder of the need to elect leaders who will appoint judges grounded in constitutional reality not cultural fantasies.

Puerto Rico may be 1,000 miles away from the mainland, but the consequences of this ruling are coming to a state near you.

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