"Get Your Gavel Out of My Pants": Replacing the Medical and Legal Scrutiny of Trans Bodies with Self-Identification as a Basis for Changing Sex Markers on Birth Certificates

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"Get Your Gavel Out of My Pants": Replacing the Medical and Legal Scrutiny of Trans Bodies with Self-Identification as a Basis for Changing Sex Markers on Birth Certificates

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Section 28 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 allows people to apply to the Family Court to change the sex marker on their birth certificate. This essay argues that this provision is out-dated and does not serve the needs of the trans community. It is based on the medical model of sex, and requires medical evidence that the applicant’s body conforms sufficiently to that of the “nominated sex”. This essay suggests a reform based on the self-identification...

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15 Nov, 2021

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Blincoe, Emily

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/_Get_Your_Gavel_Out_of_My_Pants_Replacing_the_Medical_and_Le...

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Birth certificates / Trans / Self-identification / Gender / Transgender / Sex / School: School of Law / 180104 Civil Law and Procedure / 180114 Human Rights Law / 180119 Law and Society / 180122 Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Legal Interpretation / 970118 Expanding Knowledge in Law and Legal Studies / Degree Name: LL.B. (Honours) / Legal Theory, Jurisprudence and Legal Interpretation / Civil Law and Procedure / Human Rights Law / Law and Society

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