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Title: Ireland violated transsexual's right to new birth certificate under EU law
Post by: LostInTime on October 19, 2007, 01:56:45 PM
Post by: LostInTime on October 19, 2007, 01:56:45 PM
Ireland violated transsexual's right to new birth certificate under EU law, judge rules
IHT (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/19/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-Sex-Change.php)
The Associated Press
Published: October 19, 2007
"This is such a wonderful breakthrough after such a long, long time," said Dr. Lydia Foy, a 60-year-old dentist who began her case in 1997, five years after undergoing a sex-change operation to become a woman.
She said existing Irish law, which does not permit transsexuals to be issued new birth-certificate records, means "you can be outed and embarrassed" in any applications that require birth certificate details. "You might be tempted to lie to save yourself embarrassment," she said.
IHT (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/19/europe/EU-GEN-Ireland-Sex-Change.php)
The Associated Press
Published: October 19, 2007
"This is such a wonderful breakthrough after such a long, long time," said Dr. Lydia Foy, a 60-year-old dentist who began her case in 1997, five years after undergoing a sex-change operation to become a woman.
She said existing Irish law, which does not permit transsexuals to be issued new birth-certificate records, means "you can be outed and embarrassed" in any applications that require birth certificate details. "You might be tempted to lie to save yourself embarrassment," she said.