Transgender people in Utah can amend birth certificates, top court rules Muri Assunção
Transgender people in Utah have the right to amend their birth certificates, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
The 4-1 decision hailed by advocates as a “a landmark win for transgender rights in Utah” comes after a 3-year legal battle, and several attempts by lawmakers to block transgender Utahns from changing their name and gender on birth certificates.
The ruling overturned a district court ruling that denied plaintiffs Sean Childers-Gray, a transgender man, and Angie Rice, a transgender woman, the right to change their gender markers on state records.