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Jun 23, 2023, 6:15:02 PM6/23/23
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On 04 Dec 2021, Bob Duncan <bob7d...@gmail.com> posted some
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> Lock this mentally ill defective nut up and keep it away from
> children.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit
brought by a group of Tennessee-born transgender plaintiffs hoping to
compel the state to let them change the sex designations on their birth
certificates.
The plaintiffs had sought to overturn a 1977 law that generally prohibits
such changes. They said it unconstitutionally discriminates against
transgender people and the sex designation on their certificates is
inaccurate because it does not reflect their gender identities.
The lawsuit also argued that the policy is harmful, saying that when
transgender people show their birth certificates for identification, the
mismatch between the documents and their gender identities exposes them to
possible harassment and even violence.
U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson wrote in his decision to dismiss that
while there are varying definitions of “sex,” the term “has a very narrow
and specific meaning” for the purpose of birth certificates: “external
genitalia at the time of birth.”
Based on that limited definition, the designation does not later become
inaccurate “when it is eventually understood to diverge from the
transgender person’s gender identity,” Richardson said.
The plaintiffs had argued that “sex” should be defined by gender identity.
Lambda Legal, which brought the lawsuit on their behalf, criticized the
ruling in a statement and said it was evaluating possible next steps. It
said the decision comes as Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is
targeting transgender rights.
Such efforts include banning gender-affirming care for minors; protecting
teachers who don’t use transgender students’ pronouns from lawsuits;
definining “male” and “female” in a way that prevents driver’s licenses
and birth certificate changes; and banning private schools from letting
transgender girls compete on female sports teams.
Richardson sought to sidestep politics in his decision, writing that the
case “is not grist for a broad-based discussion” about transgender rights
but rather “a discrete legal dispute over the constitutionality of a
specific alleged policy” of the state.
Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore said she was devastated by the ruling denying
her and her fellow complainants an opportunity to even plead their case.
“Tennessee’s discriminatory birth certificate policy has not only gravely
impacted my life, but also presents a roadblock for all transgender
Tennesseans,” she said in a statement.
When the suit was filed in 2019, Tennessee was one of three states that
did not let transgender people change the sex designation on their birth
certificates. Since then, federal courts in the other two, Kansas and
Ohio, have found those policies unconstitutional.
Meanwhile states including Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma have adopted
policies like Tennessee’s, according to Lambda Legal.
https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/judge-rejects-
transgender-plaintiffs-bid-to-change-their-birth-certificates-in-
tennessee/
news:sog6in$tgc$1...@news.dns-netz.com:
> Lock this mentally ill defective nut up and keep it away from
> children.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit
brought by a group of Tennessee-born transgender plaintiffs hoping to
compel the state to let them change the sex designations on their birth
certificates.
The plaintiffs had sought to overturn a 1977 law that generally prohibits
such changes. They said it unconstitutionally discriminates against
transgender people and the sex designation on their certificates is
inaccurate because it does not reflect their gender identities.
The lawsuit also argued that the policy is harmful, saying that when
transgender people show their birth certificates for identification, the
mismatch between the documents and their gender identities exposes them to
possible harassment and even violence.
U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson wrote in his decision to dismiss that
while there are varying definitions of “sex,” the term “has a very narrow
and specific meaning” for the purpose of birth certificates: “external
genitalia at the time of birth.”
Based on that limited definition, the designation does not later become
inaccurate “when it is eventually understood to diverge from the
transgender person’s gender identity,” Richardson said.
The plaintiffs had argued that “sex” should be defined by gender identity.
Lambda Legal, which brought the lawsuit on their behalf, criticized the
ruling in a statement and said it was evaluating possible next steps. It
said the decision comes as Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is
targeting transgender rights.
Such efforts include banning gender-affirming care for minors; protecting
teachers who don’t use transgender students’ pronouns from lawsuits;
definining “male” and “female” in a way that prevents driver’s licenses
and birth certificate changes; and banning private schools from letting
transgender girls compete on female sports teams.
Richardson sought to sidestep politics in his decision, writing that the
case “is not grist for a broad-based discussion” about transgender rights
but rather “a discrete legal dispute over the constitutionality of a
specific alleged policy” of the state.
Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore said she was devastated by the ruling denying
her and her fellow complainants an opportunity to even plead their case.
“Tennessee’s discriminatory birth certificate policy has not only gravely
impacted my life, but also presents a roadblock for all transgender
Tennesseans,” she said in a statement.
When the suit was filed in 2019, Tennessee was one of three states that
did not let transgender people change the sex designation on their birth
certificates. Since then, federal courts in the other two, Kansas and
Ohio, have found those policies unconstitutional.
Meanwhile states including Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma have adopted
policies like Tennessee’s, according to Lambda Legal.
https://fox59.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/judge-rejects-
transgender-plaintiffs-bid-to-change-their-birth-certificates-in-
tennessee/
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