Here in Connecticut we can change our birth certificate with a letter from a healthcare provider but others states do not allow the birth certificate to be changed and our neighboring state, New York require just a letter like Connecticut but for adults only.
What arguments can they make for not allowing trans children to change their birth certificates? That they are too young to know their true gender?
If the child by any small chance wants to de-transition what’s the big deal? They can change their birth certificate back, it is not like they can only do it once. It is far more likely that changing their birth certificate will have a positive change in their health.
Transgender teen sues New York over birth certificate gender markerWell it all good that they are deeply sympathetic to our plight but they cannot stand on past history. I don’t see any reason why trans children under 18 cannot change their birth certificates.
While New York state has permitted transgender individuals to change the gender on their birth certificates since 2014, the policy does not apply to minors.
NBC News
By Brooke Sopelsa
January 7, 2020
A 14-year-old transgender boy is suing New York state over its policy barring minors from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates.
“Possessing accurate identification documents that are consistent with a person’s gender identity — a person’s core internal sense of their own gender — is essential to their basic social and economic well-being,” the lawsuit, filed Tuesday by the LGBTQ legal advocacy group Lambda Legal, states. “Access to employment, education, housing, health care, banking, travel and government services all hinge on having appropriate and accurate personal documentation that reflects a person’s true identity.”
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In a statement emailed to NBC News on Tuesday, a spokesperson for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, one of the defendants listed in the suit, touted New York state’s record as a leader in LGBTQ rights and said the lawsuit was currently being reviewed.
“From passing GENDA, to outlawing conversion therapy and eliminating the so-called ‘trans panic’ defense, New York has always been at the forefront of protecting and advancing the civil rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people,” Peter Ajemian, senior deputy communications director for the governor's office, stated. “We are deeply sympathetic to the situation as it has been described to us and are reviewing this lawsuit.”
What arguments can they make for not allowing trans children to change their birth certificates? That they are too young to know their true gender?
If the child by any small chance wants to de-transition what’s the big deal? They can change their birth certificate back, it is not like they can only do it once. It is far more likely that changing their birth certificate will have a positive change in their health.
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