Jun 9, 2016
The next battle for trans rights: Birth certificates
If a transgender person has sex reassignment surgery and can provide an affidavit from a doctor confirming it, 29 states will allow a transgender person to change the gender marker on their birth certificates. California, New York and Washington, D.C. only require an affidavit from a licensed health care provider attesting to a person's gender identity. Four states refuse to change gender markers on birth certificates at all.