Oregon has opened the doors for transgender people to change their birth certificates to reflect who they truly were at birth. The only requirement is a doctors statement that their gender is true, there is no surgical requirement, just verification of the mental gender state of the person. This is a lovely change for the transgender population of Oregon. It allows ALL documents that run our life and our identity to sync. It will eliminate another unnecessary violation of privacy and lowers the risk of discrimination. This will help improve the possible quality of life available to transgender citizens by allowing smoother access to schools, housing, jobs, Social Security benefits and the many other things that require birth certificates.

This bill goes in to effect the first day of 2014.’

CHEERS OREGON! Thank you for setting a great example!

Oregons birth certificate bill!

For those wanting information about how to go about changing gender on a birth certificate in other states, here are a couple links I found that give some helpful information. Some of the information may be out of date, Oregon for example, but it is a good place to start.

Wiki Site on Changing Birth Certificate Gender

Dr.Becky Allison’s helpful list

Of course you should always do research and/or contact a local attorney to get the most updated information.