Court ruling allows transgender people to change CA birth certificate
Nicole C. Brambila • The Desert Sun
A California Court of Appeals ruling this month means anyone may amend their California birth certificate regardless of state residency.
The April 10 decision stemmed from a case brought by the Transgender Law Center on behalf of Gigi Marie Somers, a 67-year-old transgender woman born in California living in Kansas, according to a news release.
Somers had sex reassignment surgery in 2005 and had sought to have her California birth certificate reflect her female gender. Kansas law, however, required she obtain a court order, which she was unable to do, the news release said.
Before the ruling, only California residents could amend their birth certificates.
“It is courageous for a person at any age to fight for their identity, but to have a woman at the age of 67 seek recognition in two states to have her gender identity acknowledged takes remarkable bravery,” Karen Taylor, director of advocacy and training for Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders, or SAGE, said in a news release.
“SAGE has many constituents who spent decades hiding who they were, living under terrible oppression and fear. We understand and celebrate the courage of all older adults who dare to step forward and demand to be acknowledged for who they are. Ms. Somers is an inspiration to all who seek justice and equal treatment, at any age.”
The unanimous decision allows all those born in California, regardless of their current residency to petition for a new birth certificate.
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