ACLU of Illinois
Reversing Two Restrictive Policies, Illinois Issues Accurate Birth Certificates to Three Transgender Persons
Published in Law and Health Weekly, December 5th, 2009
In an important reversal of two policies restricting who can obtain accurate birth certificates after sex reassignment surgery, the State of Illinois has issued new, accurate birth certificates to three transgender persons born in Illinois. All three individuals had been denied birth certificates with the correct gender listed on the documents. Two persons were denied because they chose a surgeon who practiced overseas and was not licensed in the United States. The third plaintiff was denied because the Department required surgery that was not medically necessary for him.
A new policy adopted by the Illinois Department of Vital Records now permits many transgender...
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