Transgenders Can Now Change Their Birth Certificates

[LearJet]

Transgenders Can Now Change Their Birth Certificates

Transgender Victorians will now have the freedom to choose the gender on their birth certificates without invasive reassignment surgery.

A bill ushering in the change passed 26-14 in the Victorian Upper House on Tuesday night and will become law once receiving royal assent.

Equality Minister Martin Foley says the change is long overdue.

"It will make sure that gender diverse and trans Victorians have the same rights as everyone else for their foundation identity document to reflect who they are," he told reporters at parliament on Wednesday.

Victoria joins Tasmania, Northern Territory, South Australia and the ACT in making the change.

But the bill passed without the support of the state Liberals, who took issue with the it conflating gender and sex, and the purpose of a birth certificate.

"A birth certificate is supposed to report somebody's biological sex, but gender identification is a different concept," Victorian Opposition Leader Michael O'Brien told reporters.

"What the government has done in this bill, is turn a document which is designed to record biological sex, into something which reports a person's gender identification.

Victorian Greens Leader Samantha Ratnam doesn't resonate with that sentiment, saying the bill passing was a "amazing and momentous moment".

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I isn't safe for women and little children anywhere anymore. When is a society considered sick enough?

[Bobby]

What more proof do we need of the End Times?

[brian ross]

Homophobia on display again.

[Nom De Plume]

Who gives a fuck... What harm is it causing anyone?
It only affects petty people with petty minds.

[Black Orchid]

It's neither homophobic nor petty. It's just ridiculously stupid.

[Bobby]

Homophobia on display again.

I'm proud to be homophobic.

I haven't been brainwashed by progressive propaganda.

[Nom De Plume]

It's neither homophobic nor petty. It's just ridiculously stupid.

What harm is being done?

[Black Orchid]

It opens up a ridiculous can of worms whereby men (with a penis) can argue more legitimately (in their mind) towards competing against women in womens' sport, taking scholarships from women, attending all girls' schools, being sent to womens' prisons, ingratiating themselves in shelters for battered women. The list goes on and on and on.

If you cannot see the potential harms that may arise from such a ridiculous move, I can't help you.

[brian ross]

It opens up a ridiculous can of worms whereby men (with a penis) can argue more legitimately (in their mind) towards competing against women in womens' sport, taking scholarships from women, attending all girls' schools, being sent to womens' prisons, ingratiating themselves in shelters for battered women. The list goes on and on and on.

If you cannot see the potential harms that may arise from such a ridiculous move, I can't help you.

Sounds to me like other laws need to catch up, Black Orchid.

As Nom has asked, "who cares?" Petty minds who worry about what gender a person was born with worry about what they have between their legs. Tsk, tsk.

[Texan]

Call me old fashioned. Or better yet, change the date on my birth certificate and call me older. It’s less of a stretch and I can retire early.