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The Supreme Court today handed down its judgment in judicial review proceedings brought by Clifford Chance (on a pro bono basis) on behalf of Christie Elan-Cane challenging the legality of the UK Government's passport policy, which requires that either a M or F gender marker appear on every UK passport.
Non-gendered campaigner Christie Elan-Cane has fought for social and legal recognition for 30 years. A long-running legal fight for ‘X’ gender markers on passports will be heard by the UK Supreme Court in July. The case, which was first heard by the High Court in 2018, is brought by campaigner Christie Elan-Cane, who has fought for legal and social recognition as a person of non-gendered identity for almost three decades. Applicants for a UK passport must indicate whether they are male or female in a signed declaration. Elan-Cane argues that it is discriminatory for the UK Home Office to ...