New Zealand passes law making it easier to change sex on birth certificates
Advocates welcome bill allowing for self-identification they say upholds rights for transgender and non-binary New Zealanders
New Zealand’s rainbow community will be allowed to change the sex recorded on their birth certificates without providing evidence of a medical procedure, after a bill to recognise the right for gender minorities to self-identify passed into law.
“Today is a proud day in Aotearoa’s history,” internal affairs minister Jan Tinetti said. “Parliament has voted in favour of inclusivity and against discrimination.”
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