France Rejects a Third Gender Category

Kiley Crossland : May 16, 2017
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The court ruled that the distinction between male and female was "necessary to the social and legal organization [of the country], of which it is a cornerstone."

(France)—[Christian Headlines] France's highest court last week rejected the notion of a "neutral" gender. (Image via Pinterest)

The ruling upheld a lower court's decision denying a French citizen with a sex development disorder the right to use "neutral" as an official gender. The Cour de Cassation, France's supreme court, ruled that the distinction between male and female was "necessary to the social and legal organization, of which it is a cornerstone," and that the recognition of a neutral gender would have "profound repercussions on rules of French law" and necessitate legislative changes, according to Agence France-Presse.

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