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Title: Transgender activist sues Kansas over birth certificate
Post by: stephaniec on February 24, 2016, 06:08:25 PM
Post by: stephaniec on February 24, 2016, 06:08:25 PM
Transgender activist sues Kansas over birth certificate
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Transgender-activist-sues-Kansas-over-birth-certificate-370034951.html
WIBW/By Associated Press; Nick Viviani | Posted: Wed 5:44 PM, Feb 24, 2016
"TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A transgender activist is suing Kansas over its refusal to update her gender on her birth certificate.
Topeka resident Stephanie Mott filed the lawsuit against the Kansas Department of Health and Environment last week."
http://www.wibw.com/content/news/Transgender-activist-sues-Kansas-over-birth-certificate-370034951.html
WIBW/By Associated Press; Nick Viviani | Posted: Wed 5:44 PM, Feb 24, 2016
"TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A transgender activist is suing Kansas over its refusal to update her gender on her birth certificate.
Topeka resident Stephanie Mott filed the lawsuit against the Kansas Department of Health and Environment last week."
Title: More:Kansas Woman Sues State for Denying Her an Accurate Birth Certificate
Post by: traci_k on February 26, 2016, 07:04:13 AM
Post by: traci_k on February 26, 2016, 07:04:13 AM
Kansas Woman Sues State for Denying Her an Accurate Birth Certificate
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center, along with co-counsel Irigonegaray and Associates and Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC, is representing Stephanie Mott in a lawsuit challenging the state of Kansas's policy of refusing to update the gender markers on the birth certificates of transgender people.
"One of the first things I ever knew about myself is that I'm a girl, but to this day, the state of Kansas refuses to update my birth certificate to reflect who I truly am," said Stephanie, a 58-year-old woman and social work student at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. "It's so important for me that my birth certificate reflect my authentic self. Having accurate identity documents is not only a matter of human dignity but also an issue of safety. I shouldn't have to out myself as transgender every time I apply for a job or when I register to vote."
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More In-Depth info on the case from Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center, along with co-counsel Irigonegaray and Associates and Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC, is representing Stephanie Mott in a lawsuit challenging the state of Kansas's policy of refusing to update the gender markers on the birth certificates of transgender people.
"One of the first things I ever knew about myself is that I'm a girl, but to this day, the state of Kansas refuses to update my birth certificate to reflect who I truly am," said Stephanie, a 58-year-old woman and social work student at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. "It's so important for me that my birth certificate reflect my authentic self. Having accurate identity documents is not only a matter of human dignity but also an issue of safety. I shouldn't have to out myself as transgender every time I apply for a job or when I register to vote."
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More In-Depth info on the case from Transgender Law Center
Title: Re: Transgender activist sues Kansas over birth certificate
Post by: suzifrommd on February 26, 2016, 11:50:01 AM
Post by: suzifrommd on February 26, 2016, 11:50:01 AM
Quote from: traci_k on February 26, 2016, 07:04:13 AM
"One of the first things I ever knew about myself is that I'm a girl..."
It always bothers me when trans people use their age at self-discovery as a way to validate a claim of gender. I worry that the cis community will begin using that as a way to divide us into those deserving of having our BC's changed vs. those who aren't.
Title: Re: Transgender activist sues Kansas over birth certificate
Post by: Amy1988 on February 28, 2016, 03:53:12 PM
Post by: Amy1988 on February 28, 2016, 03:53:12 PM
Most likely I'll be the next one filing a law suit against Louisiana over my birth certificate. I trying the legal process first but if they refuse I will have to sue.