You’re off by about 1000-3500 according to the study i just found. “The estimated frequency of genital ambiguity is reported to be in the range of 1:2000-1:4500”
If the document was the summary of the person then fine change it. If the only people that were looking to change it were those affected by genital ambiguity mentioned then fine change it. But it isn’t the case, not everyone who is trans is someone like that, and they don’t have to be. They were born as one gender and they want to live as another, that’s fine but don’t change records to suit that. You don’t move house and change your birth location.
Ok? I’m not saying not to do it for them, it is a legitimate case in that it couldn’t be determined at birth or the person, as a result of the ambiguousness, can choose to be either and the initial document was wrong.
I’m saying that if I want to transition tomorrow I shouldn’t change my cert, I’ve lived my life as I am now and while I want to change going forward I can’t and shouldn’t change the past.
It doesn’t change the past, let’s not get so dramatic here. This isn’t back to the future, no one is going to disappear from changing government records to more accurately reflect their sex/gender through a process we already have. It only became a big deal when Republicans re-declared war on LGBT Americans despite it being a decades-old practice.
Should we get this concerned when people change their name? That is also on a birth certificate, should we pass laws about that too? Of course not. We’ve expected women to do it for centuries. Yet somehow sex/gender is now sacrosanct? It’s immutable and must be protected for record keeping? Come on man.
You’re off by about 1000-3500 according to the study i just found. “The estimated frequency of genital ambiguity is reported to be in the range of 1:2000-1:4500”
If the document was the summary of the person then fine change it. If the only people that were looking to change it were those affected by genital ambiguity mentioned then fine change it. But it isn’t the case, not everyone who is trans is someone like that, and they don’t have to be. They were born as one gender and they want to live as another, that’s fine but don’t change records to suit that. You don’t move house and change your birth location.
How about this: I’ll enjoy my updated birth certificate, and you can go fuck yourself?
Very good counter argument, well thought out and presented. Maybe get the cert amended to show you self identify as an asshole?
That’s is still potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans dude.
Ok? I’m not saying not to do it for them, it is a legitimate case in that it couldn’t be determined at birth or the person, as a result of the ambiguousness, can choose to be either and the initial document was wrong.
I’m saying that if I want to transition tomorrow I shouldn’t change my cert, I’ve lived my life as I am now and while I want to change going forward I can’t and shouldn’t change the past.
It doesn’t change the past, let’s not get so dramatic here. This isn’t back to the future, no one is going to disappear from changing government records to more accurately reflect their sex/gender through a process we already have. It only became a big deal when Republicans re-declared war on LGBT Americans despite it being a decades-old practice.
Should we get this concerned when people change their name? That is also on a birth certificate, should we pass laws about that too? Of course not. We’ve expected women to do it for centuries. Yet somehow sex/gender is now sacrosanct? It’s immutable and must be protected for record keeping? Come on man.