Sex markers on birth certificates : replacing the medical model with self-identification / by Emily Blincoe

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Sex markers on birth certificates : replacing the medical model with self-identification / by Emily Blincoe

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Argues that the medical model which underpins s 28 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995, which allows people to apply to the Family Court to change the sex marker on their birth certificate, should be rejected in favour of a self-identification model. Explains that correct sex markers on birth certificates matter to trans people, because if changed they can be used as an affirmation of their identity in various contexts. Describes the three major approach...

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Journal

Date created

Jul 2015

Creator

Blincoe, Emily, (Victoria University of Wellington)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/36302092

Related subjects

Gender identity -- Law and legislation / Birth certificates -- Law and legislation / Transgender people -- Legal status, laws, etc. / Transgender people -- Identity / Transphobia / Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 (New Zealand)

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