Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday that the state would ban the use of “X” on drivers licenses and that state IDs must identify the individual as either male or female, according to an announcement first shared with The Daily Wire.
Sanders’ office announced that the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) would rescind previous administrative procedures that allowed people to use an “X” designation instead of male or female on state-issued IDs. The ID must now align with the gender on the birth certificate of the resident.
“This policy is just common sense,” Sanders told The Daily Wire. “Only women give birth, men shouldn’t play women’s sports, and there are only two genders. As long as I’m Governor, Arkansas state government will not endorse nonsense.”
Current Arkansas residents who have “X” on their IDs can…
