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

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

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.

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.…