18th June 2014, 4:58 PM
LAST UPDATED AT 11:57 PM
Nick Duffy
A transgender 12-year-old in Alberta has been awarded a new birth certificate, marking the first recognition of a trans person in the province without surgery.
Alberta law previously stated that trans people must have reassignment surgery before their gender can be legally recognised – while simultaneously stating people must be 18 before they are eligible for reassignment surgery – leaving trans youth locked out entirely.
12-year-old Wren Kauffman was initially denied the certificate last year, leading him and his family to file a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
However, after a judge ruled that the surgery requirement was unlawful, Kauffman was finally able to receive his new birth certificate on Sunday
More:
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/06/18/canada-transgender-12-year-old-granted-new-birth-certificate/
