BOGOTÁ: Colombia has begun issuing passports with the gender option "X," for people who identify as non-binary, the foreign ministry said Thursday.

"The foreign ministry recognizes the diversity of genders," said Andrea Garzon, an official with the passport service, who announced the move in a video on the foreign ministry's website.

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