November 29, 2017• byMichael Strangeways

Making Gender changes on Birth Certificates is an important step for members of the Transgender community but it’s a huge legal hurdle in most states.

Washington State is considering making changes to how they handle these changes and it’s important for you to make your views known to them. The public can make comments on this change through December 5th.

More info below via Gay City:

RULES ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE CHANGES IN WASHINGTON

Now’s our time to chime in on making our state’s birth certificates more affirming for everyone!

As of October 31st, the Washington State Department of Health is considering adopting a new rule, WAC 246-490-075, Changing sex designation on a birth certificate.

Along with modifying current procedures, the proposed rule lists the requirements for changing sex designation on a birth certificate. Notable changes will allow minors to change sex designation and also allow male, female, and X as a non-binary sex designation when requesting a change to sex designation on the birth certificate.

Because some people identify as neither male nor female, this new rule is a step in the right direction for our state’s Department of Health. Input from state residents is important in the consideration process, so submit comments before next Tuesday if you’re able to!

Public comments will be accepted in-person and in writing through Tuesday, December 5 at 5:00 PM.

You can learn more about these changes and submit comments at the link below.

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.