Transgender individuals sue Montana over birth certificate refusal for gender identity change.
Transgender individuals Jessica Kalarchik and Jane Doe have filed a lawsuit against Montana and its agencies, challenging the state's refusal to amend their birth certificates to match their stated gender identity. The lawsuit challenges a 2022 policy that prevents individuals from altering birth certificates and other records of birth, and cites a 2021 law that allowed changes in one's birth certificate for those who have undergone surgery. Montana's recent ruling states that "sex is different from gender and is an immutable fact, which is not changeable, even by surgery."
April 18, 2024
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