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kirbygirl87
kirbygirl87Monday, March 15, 2010 at 4:06:00 PM EDT
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According to The WOW Report, " 48-year old Norrie May-Welby received a certificate from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in New South Wales that labels Zie as neither ''M'' nor ''F''; instead, it says ''sex not specified,'' making Norrie the first in the state to be neither man nor woman in the eyes of the government.
"I think there are a lot of people who would like to have this kind of certificate and not just people who are physically different," says Norrie. "Many women would like to have them because sex can so often lead to discrimination.""According to the Sydney Morning Herald, "The law had not considered that anyone might want neither sex recorded but was able to accommodate the request when presented with evidence from two registered doctors that Norrie was physically and psychologically androgynous."
"I went into the bank and the woman's eyes lit up when she saw the certificate, and she said, 'What a good option'," Norrie said yesterday.Tracie O'Keefe, from the transgender group Sex and Gender Education, called it a breakthrough for children whose doctors and parents are confused about their sex at birth and are often operated upon, reports SDH.
"I think there are a lot of people who would like to have this kind of certificate and not just people who are physically different. Many women would like to have them because sex can so often lead to discrimination."My Thoughts...
Allowing people to not list M/F would help with gender discrimination. This is a breakthrough, and hopefully in the U.S. in the future this will be an option for people who are androgynous or those who wish not to disclose the information.
What are your thoughts?
To read more, check out SDH, click here.
To read more, check out Wow Report, click here.
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This is brilliant! I'm very happy about this!
# Posted By Mahayana
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