NYC Council eases requirements for transgender people to change ID

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By NewsdeskDecember 8, 2014 Article

The New York City Council has made it easier for people to change their birth certificates in line with their gender identities, a move that is expected to reduce discrimination among the Big Apple’s transgender community.

By a vote of 39-4, with three abstentions, lawmakers approved a measure Monday allowing people to alter the sex on their birth certificates, provided they present documentation from a health care professional indicating a mismatch between their assigned gender at birth and their expressed or experienced gender in life. Previously, the city required proof that a person had undergone sex reassignment surgery in order to amend a birth certificate.

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NYC Council eases requirements for transgender people to change ID

The New York City Council has made it easier for people to change their birth certificates in line with their gender identities, a move that is expected to reduce discrimination among the Big Apple’s transgender community.

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NYC Council eases requirements for transgender people to change ID

The New York City Council has made it easier for people to change their birth certificates in line with their gender identities, a move that is expected to reduce discrimination among the Big Apple’s transgender community.

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