Non-binary Manitobans can now display an X — or nothing at all — as the gender identifier on their driver's licence or identification cards.

Non-binary Canadians are upset many Canadian airlines still don't offer passengers a gender-neutral "X" option when booking flights online. Instead, they must choose male or female.

The new non-binary passport was unveiled at an event hosted by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, but it came under immediate criticism by some non-binary activists as confusing gender with sex.