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Bill to remove ‘X’ gender option on state IDs draws sharp, divided testimony
Summary
Rep. Seth King’s HB1165 would eliminate the “X” gender marker on state IDs. Supporters framed the change as restoring a binary, biological marker; opponents including GLAD and residents with X markers warned that removing the option would cause misidentification, privacy harms, and legal exposure, and they urged the committee to leave the existing policy in place.
Representative Seth King introduced HB1165, which would remove the “X” gender marker option from New Hampshire state‑issued identification and leave only male or female. The sponsor said the change is intended to align identification with biological sex and roll back policy enacted in 2019.
"There is no x gender," Representative King said in remarks, framing the issue as one of state recognition of biological realities rather than ideology. He described the change as a rollback of a recent statutory addition and said he sees the…
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