The new law makes Germany the first European nation to recognize an undetermined sex on its birth documents.
This November, a new law in Germany will place a third gender option on all birth certificates.
This change will make Germany the first European nation to recognize an undetermined sex on its birth certificates.
Australia has allowed citizens to mark their gender on passports as "X" since 2011. New Zealand passed similiar legislation last year.
The new legislation will give parents the option to select "blank" instead of male or female.
The legislation will apply to intersex individuals rather than those identifying as transgender. The "blank" option allows the individual to choose what they would like to identify as later on in life.
The court decision states that if a person "deepy feels" that they belong to a certain gender, they have the right to identify themselves legally.
