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Shane Cienfuegos is the only person in Chile with an 'X' on their ID card.

The 'X' is for Cienfuegos's gender, which is non-binary.

But on Chile's national IDs, the only options are 'F' for female or 'M' for male.

Cienfuegos started a legal case to change their ID card.

It took 9 years for a court to agree.

Cienfuegos wants the law to change.

They want society to include people of all genders.

Cienfuegos was bullied as a child.

And they've experienced several violent attacks for talking about non-binary rights.

Cienfuegos has written a book about their struggles.

Chile used to be an extremely religious society with strict laws.

But after a decade of change, same sex marriages are now legal.

Gay couples are also able to adopt children.

Since 2012, there have been laws against discrimination.

But in 2021, there were 1,114 reports of discrimination against LGBTQ+ people.

Trans people are most at risk.

Many trans people are still murdered.

Trans people need more help, says Marcela Cortes.

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