New York City birth certificates get gender-neutral option
I wonder how many legislative hours went into "solving" this problem?
The birth certificate should ask for sex rather than gender.
A new law in New York City makes it easier for transgender and non-binary New Yorkers to match their birth certificate to their gender identity without needing a signed affidavit from a healthcare provider.
The law, which went into effect Tuesday, also creates a new label, "X," to reflect a non-binary identity.
"Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers deserve the right to choose how they identify and to live with respect and dignity," Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a statement released Monday.
"Our city respects your gender identity and the right to have it affirmed on your birth certificate," de Blasio's office echoed in a Tuesday tweet.
Under the law, individuals born in New York City can apply to have the gender marker on their birth certificate changed by submitting a notarized application stating that the revision is to reflect their "true gender identity and is not for any fraudulent purpose."
Save money. Take the original certificate put an X through what gender is marked, and then check the other or scribble whatever you wish there.