section_path: Gender and society/Legal status/Non-binary and third genders
section_name: Non-binary and third genders
paragraph_text: Non-binary and third genders
  
  Some countries now legally recognize non-binary or third genders, including Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, India and Pakistan. In the United States, Oregon was the first state to legally recognize non-binary gender in 2017, and was followed by California and the District of Columbia.