• inasaba@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    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?

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      Safety issue? If someone is in danger from showing an ID they’re probably in danger already. Regular people wouldn’t care less.