HSBC extends transgender titles including M and Misc

Instead of Mr, Mrs, Ms or the gender neutral Mx, customers can choose from nine titles including "M" and "Misc", the banking giant said. Other banks, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays, also allow customers to have gender neutral titles. HSBC's titles will be applied across a customer's account, including their bank cards and correspondence. People who wish to change the gender on their account need to bring a passport, driving licence or birth certificate that supports the change of gender and update their details in a branch, HSBC said. "Stuart Barette, trans lead of HSBC's UK Pride Network, said in a statement:"On the day that I went into the branch to change my name and my gender I was terrified to be honest.

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