Australian sexless loses official status
An Australian has lodged an official protest after losing an official designation of gender neutrality.
by Our Foreign Staff
Published: 9:11AM GMT 19 Mar 2010
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Norrie May-Welby made headlines earlier this month after the New South Wales Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry issued a certificate declaring the Scottish-born 48-year-old "sex not specified".
The New South Wales government this week said the official document had been withdrawn after legal advice suggested the registry did not have the power to issue such a certificate.