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Lawsuit challenges Indiana's denial of corrected birth certificates to transgender individuals

  • On Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a class action lawsuit in federal court in Indianapolis challenging Gov. Mike Braun's Executive Order 25-36, which restricts transgender individuals from updating gender markers on birth certificates.
  • Gov. Braun's March 4 executive order, which mirrors a similar policy implemented under President Donald Trump, directs state agencies to respect the 'biological binary' and bars them from recognizing or enabling 'modern gender ideology'.
  • The 19-page complaint alleges that the executive order violates privacy rights, discriminates against certain classes of Hoosiers, and infringes upon the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by denying transgender individuals the right to accurate birth certificates, which are used to establish identity and access essential services.
  • Gov. Braun stated that replacing the scientific fact of biology with the self-reported idea of gender identity has negative consequences, while ACLU Legal Director Ken Falk stated that the Indiana Department of Health was previously content to change gender markers on birth certificates and that denying transgender people the right to change these documents is discrimination.
  • The ACLU is seeking a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of Braun's order and require the Indiana Department of Health to ensure transgender individuals can amend their birth certificates to match their gender identity, arguing that compelling transgender individuals to present birth certificates that do not match their gender identity can lead to discrimination and potential harm.
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der-paritaetische.de broke the news in on Friday, March 28, 2025.
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