An Ontario-born filmmaker has been issued a non-binary birth certificate after a year-long legal battle with the provincial government and says receiving the document marks a victory for the non-binary and transgender community. “I’m feeling good to finally have my birth certificate that correctly displays who I am,” the 35-year-old said over the phone from their home in Vancouver. They can also opt not to display a sex designation on the birth certificate at all. Gender-neutral birth certificates are currently also available in Newfoundland and Labrador and in the Northwest Territories, and Ferguson hopes more provinces will follow suit. Ontario previously offered non-binary options for drivers’ licenses and health cards, but not birth certificates.

Source: thestar May 07, 2018 21:25 UTC