“I Will Not Endorse Nonsense”: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans “X” Gender From State Driver’s Licenses

The state of Arkansas has just ditched the “X” gender marker, designed for use by so-called ‘transgender’ and ‘non-binary’ people, from state driver’s licenses.

“There are only two genders,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about the decision, “I will not endorse nonsense.”

Arkansas residents now must also match the gender on their driver’s license with the one on their birth certificate.

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Arkansas DROPS gender 'x' marker from driver's licenses intended for transgender, non-binary and intersex people after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said 'There are only two genders… I will not endorse nonsense'

This should be Trump’s VP. https://t.co/GJTAy6wEbW

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NEW: Arkansas To Ban Use Of ‘X’ On Drivers Licenses, Says Gender Must Match Birth Certificate https://t.co/WN55dN99Rl

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The Daily Mail reported:

Arkansas has dropped the gender ‘x’ option from driver’s licenses used for transgender, non-binary and intersex people because the state’s governor says ‘there are only two genders.’The state has also banned residents from changing the gender on their licenses without ‘verifiable information’.

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Officials from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced the decision on Tuesday.

The state’s Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, 41, defended the decision – saying she will not ‘endorse’ the ‘nonsense’.

‘This policy is just common sense. Only women give birth, men shouldn’t play women’s sports, and there are only two genders,’ Sanders said.

‘As long as I’m Governor, Arkansas state government will not endorse nonsense,’ she said.

Of the 3,172,175 active driver’s licenses and IDs in Arkansas – 516 of those (0.1 per cent) used the ‘x’ option to describe the identification holder’s gender.

Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Jim Hudson said that the change reflects a ‘commonsense approach,’ adding that licenses and IDs should be based on ‘objective, verifiable information.’

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) has defended a recent revision made on the state issuing driver’s licenses and IDs, describing it as “common sense.”

The revision, announced by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration on Tuesday, prevents the DFA from allowing license holders to change their gender without any verifiable information or to use the symbol “X” in place of their gender. Additionally, the only two genders that can be displayed on state IDs are “male” or “female,” with one of these being issued on IDs as indicated by a person’s original or amended birth certificate.b

“This policy is just common sense,” Sanders said. “Only women give birth, men shouldn’t play women’s sports, and there are only two genders. As long as I’m Governor, Arkansas state government will not endorse nonsense.”

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