Transgender people could change birth certificates

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Transgender people could change birth certificates

http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/transgender-people-could-change-birth-certificates-20160406-gnzr2a.html

The Sydney Morning Herald/Victoria
Timna Jacks
April 7, 2016

People could soon change the gender on their birth certificates without having to undergo sex reassignment surgery.

The Victorian attorney-general's department  has signalled that it is working to "remove barriers to new birth certificates for trans, gender diverse and intersex Victorians", in line with a Victorian Labor election commitment.

In a letter to a parent of a transgender child, the attorney-general's chief of staff advised that the office was "progressing work to address discrimination in Victoria's birth certificate laws". 
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Very encouraging. Let's hope the Victoria government continues to move forward on this one.