Customers can identify themselves as male, female, 'X' or undisclosed when booking tickets, United announced Friday.
United Airlines planes are pictured at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on March 18. By Samantha Schmidt Samantha Schmidt Reporter covering gender and family issues Email Bio Follow March 22 at 11:46 AM United Airlines travelers will be able to choose a gender option other than male or female when booking tickets, the airline announced Friday.
Customers will be able to identify themselves as male, female, undisclosed or an unspecified “X,” corresponding with the gender listed on their passports or identification cards, the airline said in a news release. Travelers will also be able to select the gender-neutral title “Mx.” during booking and in MileagePlus customer profiles.
Last month, several other major airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest, Alaska and JetBlue also indicated that they are in the process of adding non-binary gender options to their booking channels, the Associated Press reported. In rolling out these changes, United said it has also launched employee training initiatives with the help of the Human Rights Campaign and the Trevor Project, an organization that focuses on crisis intervention for LGBTQ youth. The initiatives include teaching employees about preferred pronouns and other aspects of LGBT competency in the workplace, United said in a statement.
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