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Gov. Brown signs 2 important transgender rights bills

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Governor Brown just signed two important transgender rights bills into law. The first, the Gender Nondiscrimination Act, brings transgender rights out of the closet in California - making "gender identity and expression" its own protected category at work, at school, in housing, at public accommodations and in other settings. The second, the Vital Statistics Modernization Act, makes it easier for transgender people to get a court-ordered gender change and updated birth certificate

The above is from the transgender law center website. If you are in San Francisco or nearby, there are holding a briefing today at 6PM with more details. If I can get more information, I will post more details. Their website is www.transgenderlawcenter.org

http://www.sfbaytimes.com/?sec=article&article_id=14853 This is a good article on the birth certificate.

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Very good to see and hear about, I may get to take advantage of the driver's license thing here is a few weeks, but unless these are urgency measures it will be the New Year before they take effect. (Its usually 90 days after signing a bill before it is effective here in CA.)

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Governor Brown just signed two important transgender rights bills into law. The first, the Gender Nondiscrimination Act, brings transgender rights out of the closet in California - making "gender identity and expression" its own protected category at work, at school, in housing, at public accommodations and in other settings. The second, the Vital Statistics Modernization Act, makes it easier for transgender people to get a court-ordered gender change and updated birth certificate...

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Good. Perhaps some of those bass ackward States will take note of this and join the current century in regards to documentation changes.

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Very good news, John. Thanks for posting about it.

If I wanted to change my birth certificate, I would have to contact authorities in New York, which would be cumbersome, time consuming and likely costly. It isn't worth it for me, but if I was born in California, I would take advantage of this new process.

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Carolyn,

I am hoping that state employees will be educated so that people don't have to go through any more frustration then they need to; am emailing TLC and trying to reach my contacts but I think they are a tad busy today LOL

John

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Nice John, good to read this, as a native of CA. Moonbeam does have a clue.

Hugs

Cindy -

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So can someone please clarify what exactly this all could mean for the state of California? Does this mean SRS will not be a requirement? Is it currently not a requirement in the state? I know for Passports you can get those changed without SRS after a doctor has signed the proper papers stating you've had the necessary medical treatment, which does not have to include SRS, so is this what we're looking at here?

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So can someone please clarify what exactly this all could mean for the state of California? Does this mean SRS will not be a requirement? Is it currently not a requirement in the state? I know for Passports you can get those changed without SRS after a doctor has signed the proper papers stating you've had the necessary medical treatment, which does not have to include SRS, so is this what we're looking at here?

I second that question.

Seeing as how I am in a unique situation where the country of my birth doesn't require surgery for the birth cert change I am still a bit in the dark as what documents SRS IS necessary for.

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Risu and Jaded,

The best people to ask would probably be TLC as to when this will be implemented and what this means.

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I fairly certain you don't mean The Learning Channel.

Who/What is TLC?

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