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29th July 2013, 05:45 AM
New Bill Allows Transgenders To Change Sex On Birth Certificate
Kristin Tate (http://www.mrconservative.com/author/kristintate/) June 21, 2013 9:30pm PST
I’m not sure whether I am disgusted by this story, or just confused.
The District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety approved a bill that would allow males and females to legally change the sex listed on their birth certificates, so long as they have a letter signed by a health professional indicating that they have “undergone a gender transition.”
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The current law requires people who seek to change the sex on their birth certificate to provide documentation that they have undergone a surgical sex change, and then to publish a public notice of the impending change. But this new bill, called the JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013, would amend the existing law.
So far, the bill has cleared the committee and will be voted on by the entire council during the next session.
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The bill is named after Jones, a transgender male who was stabbed to death in 2012 while waiting for a bus. Gary Montgomery, a homeless man, was charged with first-degree murder in the case and is currently awaiting trial.
If the bill passes, it would require the DC Registrar to “issue a new birth certificate that reflects the new gender designation of an individual born in the District of Columbia.”
It would require from a parent or legal representative “a statement, signed under penalty of law, by a health-care provider licensed in the District of Columbia who has treated or evaluated the individual stating that the individual has undergone surgical, hormonal, or other medically appropriate treatment for a gender transition.”
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Instead of “amending” birth certificates, a new birth certificate would be issued and the original birth certificate “sealed.”
The bill says, “The original certificate of birth, along with other documents submitted pursuant to this subsection, shall be sealed and made available only upon the demand of the individual to whom the new certificate of birth was issued or an order of the court.”
Charles Allen, chief of staff for council member Tommy Wells,says he does not think the bill would let people to get a new birth certificate as a way to evade detection from law enforcement. “According to testimony, the Office of the Attorney General and the Metropolitan Police Department reviewed the bill and expressed no such concern,” Allen said.
Well, Mr. Allen, maybe they should be concerned. This new bill could potentially allow criminals to escape punishment by receiving a new birth certificate.
Also, the actual benefits that may be reaped from the bill are questionable, since the estimated number of transgenders in DC represents less than 0.1 percent of the 632,323 population.
What are your thoughts on this new bill? Let us know in the comments section below.
Kristin Tate (http://www.mrconservative.com/author/kristintate/) June 21, 2013 9:30pm PST
I’m not sure whether I am disgusted by this story, or just confused.
The District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety approved a bill that would allow males and females to legally change the sex listed on their birth certificates, so long as they have a letter signed by a health professional indicating that they have “undergone a gender transition.”
(Read more: $300,000 Of Taxpayer Funds Go To Gay Domestic Violence Victims (http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/06/19590-300000-of-taxpayer-funds-go-to-gay-domestic-violence-victims/))
The current law requires people who seek to change the sex on their birth certificate to provide documentation that they have undergone a surgical sex change, and then to publish a public notice of the impending change. But this new bill, called the JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013, would amend the existing law.
So far, the bill has cleared the committee and will be voted on by the entire council during the next session.
Get instant updates.
Follow us today!
The bill is named after Jones, a transgender male who was stabbed to death in 2012 while waiting for a bus. Gary Montgomery, a homeless man, was charged with first-degree murder in the case and is currently awaiting trial.
If the bill passes, it would require the DC Registrar to “issue a new birth certificate that reflects the new gender designation of an individual born in the District of Columbia.”
It would require from a parent or legal representative “a statement, signed under penalty of law, by a health-care provider licensed in the District of Columbia who has treated or evaluated the individual stating that the individual has undergone surgical, hormonal, or other medically appropriate treatment for a gender transition.”
http://www.mrconservative.com/files/2013/06/AlexisArquette-TMTF.jpg
(Read more: Government Spends $15 Million To Study Why Lesbians Are Fat (http://www.mrconservative.com/2013/06/19582-government-spends-15-million-to-study-why-lesbians-are-fat/))
Instead of “amending” birth certificates, a new birth certificate would be issued and the original birth certificate “sealed.”
The bill says, “The original certificate of birth, along with other documents submitted pursuant to this subsection, shall be sealed and made available only upon the demand of the individual to whom the new certificate of birth was issued or an order of the court.”
Charles Allen, chief of staff for council member Tommy Wells,says he does not think the bill would let people to get a new birth certificate as a way to evade detection from law enforcement. “According to testimony, the Office of the Attorney General and the Metropolitan Police Department reviewed the bill and expressed no such concern,” Allen said.
Well, Mr. Allen, maybe they should be concerned. This new bill could potentially allow criminals to escape punishment by receiving a new birth certificate.
Also, the actual benefits that may be reaped from the bill are questionable, since the estimated number of transgenders in DC represents less than 0.1 percent of the 632,323 population.
What are your thoughts on this new bill? Let us know in the comments section below.