澳大利亚最高法院承认“中性人”身份
<p><span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="shighest">shighest</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="recognised">recognised</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="female">female</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="campaigner">campaigner</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>... <span word="recognises">recognises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="female">female</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="permits">permits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="registration">registration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="as">as</span> '<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="specific">specific</span>'," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="judgement">judgement</span>, <span word="dismissing">dismissing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Wales">Wales</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="centred">centred</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Norrie">Norrie</span> -- <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="female">female</span> -- <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>-<span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="category">category</span>.</p><p><span word="Norrie">Norrie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="underwent">underwent</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="reassignment">reassignment</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span>-<span word="born">born</span> <span word="Norrie">Norrie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ambiguity">ambiguity</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="gender">gender</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="campaigner">campaigner</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="headlines">headlines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2010 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NSW">NSW</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Births">Births</span>, <span word="Deaths">Deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Marriages">Marriages</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="specific">specific</span>" <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Norrie">Norrie</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="records">records</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="afterwards">afterwards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="revoked">revoked</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invalid">invalid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="error">error</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="Norrie">Norrie</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="being">being</span> "<span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="assassinated">assassinated</span>".</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NSW">NSW</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Appeal">Appeal</span> <span word="recognising">recognising</span> <span word="Norrie">Norrie</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p>
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