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Virginia Lawmakers Move to Allow Sex Changed on Birth Certificate

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate passed a bill earlier this week that would allow a person who changed their sex to have a new birth certificate issued.

This is something that the transgender community said will help eliminate problems experienced when their legal identification doesn’t match their transition.

Senate Bill 657 would allow a person to receive a new birth certificate to reflect a change of sex, without the requirement of surgery.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.