This is somewhat recent, but according this article and many others I've found, Germany now offers a "third sex" option to children born with indeterminate sex organs. This now leaves parents with a choice, besides choosing the binary composition of just female or male. These babies will now be able to grow older and be able to determine for themselves, what sex they want to be or who they truly are.
This is a pretty progressive stance for genderless babies. Many other countries should take note. However, the article from Huffington Post does state that some German experts not in favor of this "third sex" say it could be problematic come time for identification purposes. On your passport, I.D.'s, birth certificates, etc. people have always been identified as either: female or male.
We'll have see to how Germany executes this new, progressive third sex. In any case, because I like to study gender, I find this all to be extremely interesting!
-TAS
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