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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.

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