As someone who supports rights for everyone because I don’t care at all about any of this stuff - I think this is right, it is to record your gender at birth. It also records their weight which changes too but we don’t change the snapshot of when you’re first born. I think that another certificate should be issued to record how a person wants to be viewed be it changing their name or gender or whatever.
Except we all know this is not done in good faith to fix a real problem. Its real intent to further push a transphobic agenda and punish people who are trans.
Of course I have. I can’t recall when I got my first license at 16 years old, but I certainly haven’t needed it since then. The most I’ve ever been asked for, including by employers, is my social security card
I fail to see the major problem, then. It’s easily rectified by getting two other easily obtained id’s. You don’t even need a driver’s license, an identification card is basically the same process.
However, because all other records take information from your birth certificate, this effectively bars trans people from having photo identification that aligns with their gender. This creates a safety issue for trans people every time they have to provide said photo identification.
Your birth certificate also records the name your parents gave you at birth, but we’ve allowed people to amend the document when they change their name for a long time. Why is this any different?
Plenty of folks don’t know. There are experts that are brought in to determine confusing cases, and they sometimes get it wrong. Be happy if your genitals just match one of the obvious binaries and you don’t have this issue. But many folks do.
If you’re adopted, you can get your birth certificate amended to put the names of your adoptive parents on it. If you change your name, you can do the same. They’re exclusively singling out gender here.
You make a good point. We can change who we are but we can’t change who we were.
I can just see right wingers trying to make yet more laws to fuck over trans people tho saying they can only use their “assigned at birth certificate” or something.
As someone who supports rights for everyone because I don’t care at all about any of this stuff - I think this is right, it is to record your gender at birth. It also records their weight which changes too but we don’t change the snapshot of when you’re first born. I think that another certificate should be issued to record how a person wants to be viewed be it changing their name or gender or whatever.
Except we all know this is not done in good faith to fix a real problem. Its real intent to further push a transphobic agenda and punish people who are trans.
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I am middle aged and have never had to present my birth cert. Ever. I don’t think I even possess it.
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Of course I have. I can’t recall when I got my first license at 16 years old, but I certainly haven’t needed it since then. The most I’ve ever been asked for, including by employers, is my social security card
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I fail to see the major problem, then. It’s easily rectified by getting two other easily obtained id’s. You don’t even need a driver’s license, an identification card is basically the same process.
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“It doesn’t effect me, so it’s not a problem for anyone else.”
This is a bad take. This law’s intent is 100% to hurt trans people. Don’t go looking for reason and justifying it.
However, because all other records take information from your birth certificate, this effectively bars trans people from having photo identification that aligns with their gender. This creates a safety issue for trans people every time they have to provide said photo identification.
Your birth certificate also records the name your parents gave you at birth, but we’ve allowed people to amend the document when they change their name for a long time. Why is this any different?
Safety issue? If someone is in danger from showing an ID they’re probably in danger already. Regular people wouldn’t care less.
Plenty of folks don’t know. There are experts that are brought in to determine confusing cases, and they sometimes get it wrong. Be happy if your genitals just match one of the obvious binaries and you don’t have this issue. But many folks do.
If you’re adopted, you can get your birth certificate amended to put the names of your adoptive parents on it. If you change your name, you can do the same. They’re exclusively singling out gender here.
You make a good point. We can change who we are but we can’t change who we were.
I can just see right wingers trying to make yet more laws to fuck over trans people tho saying they can only use their “assigned at birth certificate” or something.
That’s exactly it, and it’s really annoying for people to assume I’m a right winger because I have a very slight and specific difference of opinion.
I could see them doing just that and it should be tackled every single time.
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It records your sex and that never changes with current technology.
We should change the field to gender if we want people to change it.