Son of Argentine President Alberto Fernández will change his identity card: “I am a non-binary person”
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Dyhzy, the son of President Alberto Fernández, will ask for a change in his identity card because he considers himself a non-binary person. The head of state on Wednesday announced the new identity card for people who can not identify with male or female.
Dyhzy, as the president’s son self-identifies, starred in an Instagram video in which he explained that he does not perceive himself as a man, but as a “non-binary person.” For this reason, he expressed his intention to get the new ID, which allows the sign “X” in the field corresponding to the gender.
“When the state recognizes a law, it becomes integrated into society. Today it is not uncommon and not surprising that a gay couple gets married since same-sex marriage is allowed. This kind of rights must first be recognized by the state,” said the young person.
About the name his family chose for him, Estanislao, he said, “I don’t like it. I have never been able to identify with that name. That is why I do not say that name and ask not to be called that”. He adds that non-binary is not the only gender that exists outside of male and female. “There are different types within the spectrum: male, female, non-binary, queer, gender fluid,” he explained, urging people to “keep fighting for their rights.”
This Wednesday, July 21, Fernández announced that Argentina will introduce a new National Identity Card (DNI) that will give people who do not recognize themselves in the binary system female/male a third one option with the letter “X”.
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