On April 2 Australia ruled that people are not unambiguously male or female, allowing a third gender under the law. The ruling was a landmark decision and a victory for main plaintiff Norrie, who had fought for the third gender designation for years. Identified as male at birth, Norrie asked to be registered as having a "non-specific" gender in 2010. The New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages first supported Norrie's application, then revoked it. Norrie appealed the registry's decision and was given reason, three years later, last week, essentially affirming Norrie's and the greater Australian transgender community's legal status. (Since 2011 this option has been available on passports; however, the category was known as "indeterminate.")