Woman asked to prove she's female to get driver's license

A 37-year-old Georgia woman whose birth certificate mistakenly labeled her as male had to jump through some major hoops to get her driver's license renewed.

Fox 5 Atlanta spoke with Nakia Grimes of Clayton County about her odyssey to get the typo cleared up. Grimes said she never really had occasion to look closely at her birth certificate, so she never noticed the mistake.

"You only look at the name, the date and the year," Grimes told Fox 5. "I've never seen that."

The woman working at Georgia's Department of Vital Records did notice and came to Grimes with an unusual request. "She said I needed to go have a PAP exam, have a doctor write a note verifying you're a woman and bring it back notarized," Grimes explained to Fox 5. That was something Grimes said she was unwilling to do. Instead she reached out to the station for help.

Quote from: Jamie D on June 28, 2013, 12:36:17 PMGrimes explained to Fox 5. That was something Grimes said she was unwilling to do. Instead she reached out to the station for help.[/i]

Typical response to what is otherwise a reasonable request, the 'news' has gone national !! You'd think listed as 'mother' on her son's BC would suffice . . . but then again, maybe 'he' doesn't 'ave, didn't look at that either? 37 years later??

This is definitely 'racist', i'm sure Obama will pipe in too!!!

Quote from: ahhhh The matter was finally settled when department officials at the records office looked at Grimes' son's birth certificate and saw her listed as his mother. The gender box mishap was then corrected, so Grimes can now enjoy her upcoming birthday as an official woman in the eyes of the feds.