(a) No form issued by the City shall ask an individual's sex unless it is necessary for medical reasons, a legitimate governmental purpose, or required by another law.
(b) The City may ask for the gender identity of an individual when it is necessary for medical reasons, a legitimate governmental purpose, or required by another law.
(c) Where selection of gender identity from predetermined options is required by design of any City form, the gender identity options on said forms shall include "male", "female", and "nonbinary".
(d) Where honorifics or titles are made available on any City form, the City shall recognize and make available in any list of predetermined options the gender-neutral honorific "Mx".
(e) Where templates are used to create identification cards, business cards, stationery, letterheads, or other personalized documentation, said templates shall include designated space for pronouns. Where selection of pronouns from predetermined options is required by design of any form or template, the pronoun options on said form or template shall include "he/him", "she/her", and "they/them".
(f) For purposes of this section, "a legitimate governmental purpose" includes, but is not limited to, the collection of demographic information for reporting on the diversity of employees within the City government or for providing better services to the public.
(Added Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21440, § 2; Amend Coun. J. 4-27-22, p. 46382, § 11; Amend Coun. J. 9-21-22, p. 51935, § 1)