Montana to allow transgender people to change birth record

Montana to comply with court order allowing transgender birth certificate changes without surgery

Montana's health department said it will comply with a district court's order that instructed it to allow transgender people to amend their birth certificate without undergoing surgery.

Montana to allow transgender people to change birth record

HELENA, Mont. — After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said Monday it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates. The judge issued a scathing order Monday morning saying health officials made “calculated violations” of his order, which had told them to temporarily stop enforcing a law blocking transgender people from changing their gender on their birth ce…

Montana to Allow Changes to Gender on Birth Certificates After Ruling

State officials had previously said they would not comply with a court injunction making the changes to birth certificates easier for transgender residents.

Montana to Allow Gender to Be Altered on Birth Certificates Pending Legal Challenge

Montana will return to issuing new birth certificates to people who obtain a court order as a legal dispute over the issues continues.A law passed by the state legislature that regulates the circumstances under which a person can alter the gender listed on their birth certificate has divided the state.The law required people who identify as transgender to undergo surgical gender alteration and be granted a court order to be issued a new birth ce…

Montana to allow transgender people to change birth record

After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates.

Montana to Allow Transgender People to Change Birth Record

After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates.