Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Briton is recognised as world's first officially genderless person

A Scottish expat who claims to have no gender is thought to have become the first person to be officially recognised as neither male or female.

Norrie May-Welby, 48, was born a man but had a sex change operation in 1990, at the age of 28.

After becoming unhappy as a woman, May-Welby decided to become a “neuter”. The 48-year-old is now officially recognised as a person of no specific gender.


Photo from here.

May-Welby emigrated to Australia at the age of seven after being born in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Officials there altered the Briton’s birth certificate to include the new no-gender classification after doctors were apparently unable to determine the sex of the expat’s body.

May-Welby said: “The concepts of man or woman don’t fit me. The simplest solution is not to have any sex identification.” The UK’s Gender Trust welcomed the case. A spokesman said: “Many people like the idea of being genderless.”

2 comments:

arbroath said...

I am glad I am going back to work tommrow.  I think I have had my share of the news today.  Great posts. once again Encore!

arbroath said...

Agree with Anona J Moose: he is still male whether he likes it or not. What he thinks of himself and the image he projects is his own business, but they shouldn't have to make up a new no-gender classification because some people apparently can't make up their minds.