The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services adopted a rule Friday that permanently bans changes in gender on birth certificates.
The rule asserts sex is “immutable” and gender is a “social construct.”
Read MoreThe Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services adopted a rule Friday that permanently bans changes in gender on birth certificates.
The rule asserts sex is “immutable” and gender is a “social construct.”
Read MoreOklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a bill into law Tuesday that ensures only “male” and “female” gender options are offered on birth certificates issued in the state.
According to Fox 13 News, Oklahoma is the first state to write a ban on nonbinary gender markers on birth certificates into law.
Read MoreThe State of Ohio is set to become the 49th state to allow transgender people to change their gender on their official birth certificates, Breitbart reports.
The Ohio Department of Health has decided not to appeal a federal court ruling from December that ruled the state’s ban on gender changes in birth records is unconstitutional.
The court ruling issued last December came in response to a lawsuit brought by four transgender people seeking to change their birth records. According to the Breitbart report, Judge Michael Watson, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that the Buckeye State must allow for “corrections” on birth certificates.
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