Transgender Bill Clears The Senate, Now Heads To Governor

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Transgender Bill Clears The Senate, Now Heads To Governor

http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-transgender-birth-certificate-0602-20150601-story.html?track=rss

Hartford Courant
By Daniela Altimari

HARTFORD — Connecticut could soon join Vermont, Rhode Island and at least five other states in adopting a law that makes it easier for transgender people to obtain a birth certificate that accurately reflects their new gender.

The state Senate gave final approval to a bill Monday permitting people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates even if they have not undergone gender reassignment surgery.
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Another potential step forward in gender recognition without proving surgery in Connecticut.