First Circuit reverses order adding non-binary gender marker to Puerto Rico birth certificates

A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned a 2025 ruling that had required the Demographic Registry to include an 'X' option.

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On September 1, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit reversed a 2025 federal district court ruling that ordered Puerto Rico's Demographic Registry to add a non-binary gender marker to birth certificates ^[1]. The appellate panel, composed of Judges David J. Barron, Sandra L. Lynch, and Lara E. Montecalvo, vacated the decision made by Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán and sent the case back for further proceedings ^[1]. The reversal was also reported by NotiCel on September 3, 2026 ^[2].

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On 2026-09-01, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, composed of Judges David J. Barron, Sandra L. Lynch, and Lara E. Montecalvo, reversed a 2025 federal district court ruling by Judge María Antongiorgi Jordán that had ordered Puerto Rico's Demographic Registry to add an 'X' gender marker option to birth certificates, and remanded the case for further proceedings. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston revoked a lower court order requiring Puerto Rico's Demographic Registry to add a non-binary gender marker to birth certificates. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico

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