Transgender people born in North Carolina may now correct the sex designation on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery after a consent judgment issued by a federal court, attorneys for the plaintiffs said Thursday. “This is a victory for all transgender people born in North Carolina that will help enable them to navigate life with safety and dignity,“ Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, counsel at Lambda Legal, said in a news release. The lawsuit said adult plaintiff Lillith Campos is incorrectly identified on her birth certificate as male. It also said another plaintiff, a young man identified in the lawsuit as C.B., is incorrectly identified as female on his birth certificate while M.D., is a girl incorrectly identified on her birth certificate as male. “I’m pleased to see this day happening, that the State of North Carolina now must recognize us for who we are,“ said Campos, a transgender woman born in North Carolina.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 23, 2022 19:17 UTC