Something as simple as booking a flight can be painful if you identify as trans.
On Tuesday, United Airlines announced that they would be changing their booking options to be more trans-inclusive. Instead of forcing their customers to choose between male or female as gender options when booking, customers can now also select U (undisclosed) or X (unspecified), corresponding with whatever it says on their identification. Customers can also select “Mx.” in lieu of Ms., Mrs., or Mr. when booking and in their customer profiles.
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Source: https://mashable.com/article/united-airlines-trans-inclusive-booking/
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