You’re off by about 1000-3500 according to the study i just found. “The estimated frequency of genital ambiguity is reported to be in the range of 1:2000-1:4500”
If the document was the summary of the person then fine change it. If the only people that were looking to change it were those affected by genital ambiguity mentioned then fine change it. But it isn’t the case, not everyone who is trans is someone like that, and they don’t have to be. They were born as one gender and they want to live as another, that’s fine but don’t change records to suit that. You don’t move house and change your birth location.
Ok? I’m not saying not to do it for them, it is a legitimate case in that it couldn’t be determined at birth or the person, as a result of the ambiguousness, can choose to be either and the initial document was wrong.
I’m saying that if I want to transition tomorrow I shouldn’t change my cert, I’ve lived my life as I am now and while I want to change going forward I can’t and shouldn’t change the past.
If you read my other comments you’d see that my view is exactly the same for changing your name.
As for women changing theirs, there is an additional document created and registered to reflect that change so you can trace the birth name to the marriage name and onward from there.
It is literally changing our recording of history, it doesn’t matter right now but in the future we may rely on accurate records for something and having a practice wherein you can change the details recorded for a past event is not going to help that
You’re off by about 1000-3500 according to the study i just found. “The estimated frequency of genital ambiguity is reported to be in the range of 1:2000-1:4500”
If the document was the summary of the person then fine change it. If the only people that were looking to change it were those affected by genital ambiguity mentioned then fine change it. But it isn’t the case, not everyone who is trans is someone like that, and they don’t have to be. They were born as one gender and they want to live as another, that’s fine but don’t change records to suit that. You don’t move house and change your birth location.
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Ok? I’m not saying not to do it for them, it is a legitimate case in that it couldn’t be determined at birth or the person, as a result of the ambiguousness, can choose to be either and the initial document was wrong.
I’m saying that if I want to transition tomorrow I shouldn’t change my cert, I’ve lived my life as I am now and while I want to change going forward I can’t and shouldn’t change the past.
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If you read my other comments you’d see that my view is exactly the same for changing your name.
As for women changing theirs, there is an additional document created and registered to reflect that change so you can trace the birth name to the marriage name and onward from there.
It is literally changing our recording of history, it doesn’t matter right now but in the future we may rely on accurate records for something and having a practice wherein you can change the details recorded for a past event is not going to help that
How about this: I’ll enjoy my updated birth certificate, and you can go fuck yourself?
Very good counter argument, well thought out and presented. Maybe get the cert amended to show you self identify as an asshole?
Maybe I can rip yours up and stuff it in the trash?