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Boston City Councilor Zakim Presses Galvin Over Phone Call With Lawrence Mayor Rivera

Boston City Councilor Zakim Presses Galvin Over Phone Call With Lawrence Mayor Rivera

State House News Service

BOSTON — Secretary of State William Galvin's silence following claims made by Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera that Galvin asserted to have played a role in his winning 2013 mayoral race is "very troubling," the secretary's Democratic opponent Josh Zakim said on Tuesday.

Judge: U.S. Constitution Says State Can’t Deny Transgender Request To Change Birth Certificate
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Judge: U.S. Constitution Says State Can’t Deny Transgender Request To Change Birth Certificate

John Cronin

A federal judge in Idaho has ruled that a state agency there cannot simply reject a request from a person who seeks to change the biological sex noted on a birth certificate.

The case came about when two transgender people sought to change the sex on their birth certificate from their biological sex to the gender they currently identify with.

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