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Christie vetoes bill allowing new birth certificates for transgender people without surgery
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey governor Chris Christie on Monday vetoed a bill that would have allowed transgender citizens to obtain a new birth certificate to reflect their gender identity without surgical requirements.
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N.J. senate approves transgender birth certificate bill
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey state Senate has approved a bill that would require the state Health Department to issue a new birth certificate for people who have completed the clinical process of altering their gender.
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Netherlands adopts landmark gender identity law, bans forced sterilization
THE HAUGE, Netherlands — The Netherlands has adopted landmark legislation banning forced sterilization and allowing transgender people to change their identity on official documents with the requirement of gender reassignment surgery.
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N.J. senate panel approves transgender birth certificate bill
A New Jersey state Senate panel on Thursday approved a bill that would require the state Health Department to issue a new birth certificate for people who have completed the clinical process of altering their gender
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Lithuania Parliament to consider five anti-LGBT bills
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Five anti-LGBT bills are scheduled to be considered by Lithuania’s parliament before the end of the year.
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Judge grants transgender inmate’s request for sex change surgery evaluation
ROANOKE, Va. — A transgender Virginia prison inmate will soon be evaluated by a gender specialist as part of her lifelong quest for sex-change surgery.
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Parents sue S.C. hospital over child’s gender assignment surgery
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A couple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of South Carolina for what they say was an unnecessary sexual assignment surgery performed on a toddler they later adopted.
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Idaho transportation dept. relaxes rules for transgender driver’s license changes
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department this week agreed to new regulations allowing transgender individuals to change the gender designation on their driver’s licenses without a note from a surgeon.
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Appeals court to hear case on gender reassignment surgery for convicted murderer
BOSTON — A federal appeals court will hear arguments in April in an appeal of a judge’s ruling granting a taxpayer-funded sex change for a Massachusetts transgender inmate.
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Judge suspends ruling on gender reassignment surgery for convicted murderer
BOSTON — A federal judge, who earlier this year ordered that convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek be allowed taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery, ruled Tuesday that he would suspend his order until an appeal of his ruling by the administration of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.