Federal Judge Dismisses Transgender Plaintiffs’ Lawsuit Seeking to Change Their Sex on Birth Certificates

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to force the state of Tennessee to allow transgender plaintiffs to change their birth certificates to match their gender identity, the Associated Press reported.

U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson wrote that the word “sex,” when it comes to birth certificates, means “external genitalia at birth.” The judge also said that a birth certificate does not become inaccurate if the person’s gender identity later in life is a mismatch.

“The instant case is not grist for a broad-based discussion about transgenderism or the status and rights of transgender persons in Tennessee or the United States,” wrote United States District Judge Eli Richardson in a memorandum opinion.

Judge Richardson noted that the case involved a “discrete legal dispute over the constitutionality of a specific alleged policy of the State of Tennessee (based on a longstanding Tennessee statute) concerning birth certificates in particular.”

“Nothing stops Plaintiffs from announcing their gender to the world, irrespective of their birth certificates’ designation of sex (based on birth appearance).” (Read more from “Federal Judge Dismisses Transgender Plaintiffs’ Lawsuit Seeking to Change Their Sex on Birth Certificates” HERE)

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