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Originally Posted by Jessica
But in my opinion the gender stated on the birth certificate is only a record of what their DNA states, whether they have XX or XY chromosomes. I would agree with birth certificates having a place where they write the actual chromosomes of a person rather than "male" or "female", but I don't think they should be allowed to change that record from their birth. I think people should be whatever gender is true to them, but that birth certificate is not going to stop them being who they are.
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It's not going to stop them being who they are but its still a massive legal document which is basically stating, yes this is who you want to be, but you're not actually, hence the original gender/chromosomes, shown on your birth certificate
It also opens up a lot of problems for stealth transexuals (those who you would never be able to tell changed, and typically have high ranking jobs, and simply no-one knows who they are) someone finding out their original gender through birth certificates or legal documentation could literally ruin their lives if it was found out as a lot of employers are sitll really transphobic