"I applied for a new birth certificate that identifies me as non-binary," said Gemma Hickey on Wednesday, after dropping off a change of sex designation form at the vital statistics division of Service NL. The change-of-sex form that Hickey filed Wednesday doesn't include a 'neither' option, so the alternative 'non-binary' had to be hand-written. "I've been on testosterone for about 14 months now and feeling great about the changes. I had my chest reconstructed in January and I'm feeling great about that, but I don't want any other surgeries," Hickey told CBC News. Gemma Hickey said staff at the vital statistics office were respectful, but couldn't say if the application will be approved.

Source: CBC News April 12, 2017 18:33 UTC