[Munchkins]

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.

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