Puerto Rico's Supreme Court mandates an "X" gender option on birth certificates, a victory for nonbinary individuals.

A federal judge ruled that nonbinary, intersex and gender-fluid individuals can choose a third option so that their birth ...

Six people from Puerto Rico argued that its current birth certificate policy violated “the right to equal protection under ...

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has ruled that nonbinary and gender non-conforming people on the island can update their birth ...

The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico rules in favor of nonbinary rights, allowing gender marker changes on birth certificates, enhancing equality and protection.

Activists are celebrating a decision by Puerto Rico’s federal district court to allow nonbinary and gender nonconforming ...

Activists are celebrating a decision by Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court to allow nonbinary and gender nonconforming people to update their birth certificates ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In a story published Jun. 2, 2025, about a ruling ordering Puerto Rico’s government to offer a third gender choice on birth certificates, The Associated Press erroneously ...

Birth certificates often are sold on the black market to people who want to apply for a U.S. passport, said Luis Balzac, the regional director for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration.

On Jan. 28, 2025, Telemundo Puerto Rico reported that a Puerto ... The detained mother eventually produced documents including birth certificates, at which point the officials became apologetic ...