Birth Certificate

State Rep. Merill Nelson argues the sanctity of the definitions of “gender identity” and “sex” is more important than the consequences for trans people.

The group says including the information can lead to stigmatization of transgender and nonbinary people.

It’s humiliating to think you’d have to pay money to adopt your own child. Another reminder that you, as an LGBT person are not equal in the eyes of the law.

The day she spoke to LGBTQ Nation, she was ecstatic that an initiative she advocated for had succeeded. The move will add a nonbinary marker to birth certificates.

His child was conceived through in vitro fertilization and now he wants to be listed as the baby’s father on the birth certificate.

“It is a fiction to say that a man or woman can change their sex,” he said.

The state is one of the last to refuse to correct birth certificates for trans people – even though they’ll correct a drivers license or a state ID card.

The government’s hand was forced by a high court decision.

Ohio is one of only three states that has a policy keeping transgender people from updating their gender identity.

“With this change, transgender Idahoans will no longer be forced to represent that they are someone they are not and jeopardize their privacy and safety.”