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Title: Transgender people could change birth certificates
Post by: traci_k on April 07, 2016, 06:46:49 AM
Post by: traci_k on April 07, 2016, 06:46:49 AM
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.
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.