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http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-05-12/news/ct-met-transgender-lawsuit-20110512_1_transgender-people-certificates-surgery
The ACLU has sued Damon Arnold, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health, because starting around 2005, Illinois has refused to change a person's gender on their birth certificate unless they have had genital reformation surgery. I guess that's the Illinois Department of Public Health's only criterion.
The woman in the article could not get Women's Business Enterprise certification with the federal government because of her birth certificate.
You know, I razz on Michigan, but Illinois has its share of stupid, inhumane policies as well.
The ACLU has sued Damon Arnold, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health, because starting around 2005, Illinois has refused to change a person's gender on their birth certificate unless they have had genital reformation surgery. I guess that's the Illinois Department of Public Health's only criterion.
The woman in the article could not get Women's Business Enterprise certification with the federal government because of her birth certificate.
You know, I razz on Michigan, but Illinois has its share of stupid, inhumane policies as well.