Most Swiss still oppose third gender identity marker

Six out of ten people in Switzerland are against the use of a third gender option on official documents, a survey shows. Disapproval was more pronounced among men than women. Check out our selection of newsletters. Subscribe here. Overall, 57% of the population rejected the inclusion of a "diverse" gender, a new survey published on Monday shows. A year ago, the figure was 62%. Of the Swiss women surveyed, 43% would be happy to have a "diverse" option on official documents, which has already been introduced in Germany. This is one of the conclusions of a survey conducted by the Leewas Institute on behalf of the 20 Minutes tabloid and Tamedia. Among men, the figure was 35%. In terms of party sympathy, the rightwing Swiss People’s Party was the least in favour of adding a third gender identity marker (16%). The leftwing Social Democrats (67%) and Greens (64 %) and centre-right Liberal Green Party (58 %) were more open. With 39% and 37% approval, the centre-right Radical-Liberal Party ...