Health department can’t change Oklahoma gender designations on birth certificate, court rules
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that state law does not permit changes to sex designations on birth certificates. The decision follows a lawsuit filed by three transgender individuals.
OKLAHOMA CITY – State law has never allowed changes to the sex designation on Oklahoman’s birth certificates, the state’s high court ruled. The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued the 6-3 ruling on Tuesday following questions from a federal appellate court stemming from a lawsuit filed by three transgender individuals who sought to change the sex designation […]
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