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Top French court refuses to recognise 'neutral gender' as a category

Ruling on a case filed by a 65-year-old, court said that 'the duality' of gender as a civil status was 'necessary for social and legal organisation'.

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France’s top court of appeals on Thursday ruled that a person of indeterminate sex could not use “neutral gender” as a civil status category, reports FRANCE 24.

In a landmark ruling on a case filed by a 65-year-old psychotherapist, the court noted that “the duality” of gender as a civil status was “necessary for social and legal organisation”.

The latest ruling came months after a French court recognised “neutral gender” in a case filed by the 65-year-old plaintiff who was born with indeterminate gender but assigned a male status at birth.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.