Death Ceritficates

He’s being held in contempt for refusing to amend a death certificate to reflect same-sex marriage.

“I think it’s heartless,” lawyer Neel Lane said.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The state of Florida on Wednesday issued its first death certificate recognizing a same-sex couple. The Florida Department of Health issued an updated death certificate that listed Fort Myers resident Arlene Goldberg as the surviving spouse of Carol Goldwasser. With the death certificate, the couple became the first same-sex…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Transgender Californians will have the right to have their gender identity properly recognized on death certificates under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The governor announced Friday that he signed AB1577 by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, a fellow Democrat from San Diego.