Firstly, previous attempts to submit stories about birth certificates ended up as a bit of a shit show, so please remember this has been submitted to ~lgbt and if you want to debate the existence...
Firstly, previous attempts to submit stories about birth certificates ended up as a bit of a shit show, so please remember this has been submitted to ~lgbt and if you want to debate the existence of trans people you probably want to submit this to some other group.
Precious and Myles, the communications director for Equality Illinois, reported the problem to his employer and reached out to the LGBTQ rights group Lambda Legal, which sent the state an advocacy letter, explaining the need for an accurate birth certificate. It was the first time the state had been informed of a transgender live birth, and officials agreed that the Brady Davises should not be misgendered on the birth certificate, according to Illinois Department of Public Health spokesperson Melaney Arnold.
Two weeks after their healthy baby girl, Zayn, was born in early December, the Brady Davises learned that they would get the birth certificate they wanted — with Myles listed as the father and Precious as the mother. Arnold said via email that the birth certificate will be a first for Illinois, and the state is working to make accurate gender identification a permanent option easily available to all transgender parents.
This is incredibly heartwarming. Thank you for posting! It is interesting that the headline only mentions the father. That makes me wonder if other trans women have been listed as mothers before?...
This is incredibly heartwarming. Thank you for posting! It is interesting that the headline only mentions the father. That makes me wonder if other trans women have been listed as mothers before? Does this open up the possibility of two mothers or two fathers on a birth certificate? That would be rad.
Firstly, previous attempts to submit stories about birth certificates ended up as a bit of a shit show, so please remember this has been submitted to ~lgbt and if you want to debate the existence of trans people you probably want to submit this to some other group.
This is incredibly heartwarming. Thank you for posting! It is interesting that the headline only mentions the father. That makes me wonder if other trans women have been listed as mothers before? Does this open up the possibility of two mothers or two fathers on a birth certificate? That would be rad.