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NYC Man Wins Five Year Battle To Change Sex On His Birth Cerificate

Started by Shana A, February 10, 2012, 12:22:24 PM

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February 10, 2012, 12:22:24 PM
NYC Man Wins Five Year Battle To Change Sex On His Birth Cerificate

By:           Dan Avery
On:           Feb 10, 2012

http://www.queerty.com/nyc-man-wins-five-year-battle-to-change-sex-on-his-birth-cerificate-20120210/

When we read David Hassan had finally gotten Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan to change his birth certificate from male to female, we assumed he was a trans man who had scored a personal victory.

But as it turns out he was just correcting a typo from almost 30 years ago.

Hassan, who was born male, was accidentally listed as female on the birth certificate issued by Lenox Hill in 1983. Apparently nobody noticed (or cared) until Hassan tried to get a driver's license in New Jersey in 2007. Even after presenting a letter from the hospital indicating Hassan was indeed in possession of an XY chromosome, he was flagged by the DMV and denied a license. They insisted he get a letter from the hospital admitting they made a mistake.

Have you ever gotten a medical professional to admit they made a mistake?
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