All posts tagged "birth certificates"
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LGBTQ advocates sue Ohio over anti-transgender birth certificate law
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio are suing the Buckeye State for a policy that prohibits people from changing the...
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Court orders Idaho to issue accurate birth certificates to transgender residents
A federal judge has ordered Idaho state officials to allow transgender people born in Idaho to change the gender markers on their birth certificates by...
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Transgender Texan high school wrestler Mack Beggs wins second state title
Spectators boo teen for using hormones to transition, rather than rigid UIL policy, as Beggs finishes season undefeated
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Pennsylvania Republicans bemoan removal of “mother” and “father” from state birth certificates
A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is objecting to a bureaucratic change that replaced the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent,” demanding that the state Department...
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Arkansas governor orders Dept. of Health to list lesbian mothers on birth certificates
Directive follows court orders that same-sex parents have their parental rights recognized
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Montana Republicans tried — and failed — to pass anti-trans legislation
Bill would have made it harder for transgender people to change their gender markers on their birth certificates
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Illinois governor signs “gay panic” and trans birth certificate bills into law
Both measures hope to bring a greater degree of equality to LGBTQ Illinoisans
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Lawsuit challenges Puerto Rico’s refusal to issue transgender birth certificates
Lawyers representing three transgender residents of Puerto Rico and an LGBTQ advocacy group have filed papers urging a federal court to strike down Puerto Rico’s...
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SCOTUS says Arkansas must list same-sex parents on children’s birth certificates
Court found state's birth certificate policy discriminated against same-sex couples
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Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills
Lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate are weighing two pro-LGBTQ measures, and have sent a third to the desk of Gov. Bruce Rauner to...
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New Oregon law makes it easier to change transgender birth certificates
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) has signed a bill into law that allows transgender individuals to amend their name and gender marker on their birth...
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Transgender woman sues Idaho over refusal to amend gender marker
"I just want a birth certificate that accurately reflects who I am."
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The Parent Trap
Becoming a parent should be a joyous occasion -- unless one partner is excluded from the birth certificate
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Over 700 New Yorkers have changed their gender on vital records following rule change
A total of 731 New York City residents have changed their gender identity on their birth certificates following a rule that made it easier for...
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South Carolina’s birth certificate policy for same-sex parents ruled unconstitutional
A federal court in South Carolina has ruled that the state’s policy of refusing to list both same-sex parents on their children’s birth certificates is unconstitutional....
