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You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID and reporting rules. This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

I can say for sure that the airlines do not care one bit about a passengers gender. The problem is they have to accurately report this data to various Government agencies.

So, it is not a matter of pick what you want. Will an Immigration or Customs officer care? Probably not, but that doesn't change the requirement to comply with the reporting standard. The point is, they will have a much easier time if the ID matches the data, regardless of the actual value.

For example, the USA's Customs and Border agency requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.

You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID and reporting rules. This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

I can say for sure that the airlines do not care one bit about a passengers gender. The problem is they have to accurately report this data to various Government agencies.

So, it is not a matter of pick what you want. Will an Immigration or Customs officer care? Probably not, but that doesn't change the requirement to comply with the reporting standard. The point is, they will have a much easier time if the ID matches the data, regardless of the actual value.

For example, the USA's Customs and Border Protection agency requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.

You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID rules.

This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

For example, the USA's Customs and Border agency requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.

You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID and reporting rules. This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

I can say for sure that the airlines do not care one bit about a passengers gender. The problem is they have to accurately report this data to various Government agencies.

So, it is not a matter of pick what you want. Will an Immigration or Customs officer care? Probably not, but that doesn't change the requirement to comply with the reporting standard. The point is, they will have a much easier time if the ID matches the data, regardless of the actual value.

For example, the USA's Customs and Border agency requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.

You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID rules.

This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

For example, CBP requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.

You friend should be prepared use whatever gender they can demonstrate to the airline or destination country, even if it's not the gender they identify as. Realistically, this isn't a matter of their gender, it's a paperwork problem.

Meaning, if they have a valid ID, such as a Driver License or similar, with Female, then choose Female so the can comply with ID rules.

This will be the case for a very long time and some countries will never offer an X option.

For example, the USA's Customs and Border agency requires either Male or Female on the ESTA Application and there is no way around that but matching ID is most important to them.