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The first case to consider legal gender change in the U.S. was Mtr. of Anonymous v. Weiner (1966), in which a transgender woman wished to change her name and sex on her birth certificate in New York City after having undergone gender-affirming surgery. The New York City Health Department denied the request.
Deadnaming is the act of calling a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name after they have chosen a new name. [1] Many transgender people change names as part of gender transition, and wish for their former name (deadname) to be kept private.
In 1968 a transgender person again sought a change of name and sex on their birth certificate in the case of Matter of Anonymous, 57 Misc. 2d 813, 293 N.Y.S.2d 834 (1968). The change of sex was denied, but the name change was granted. The same occurred in the case of Matter of Anonymous, 64 Misc. 2d 309, 314 N.Y.S.2d 668 (1970). [2] [3]
SC anti-transgender bill could require schools to notify parents of kids name, gender changes. Anna Wilder. May 2, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
TLDEF's name change project pairs private attorneys with transgender clients and has helped about 1,500 transgender people change their names. [ 7 ] Notable cases brought by the organization include In re Mathis , the successful 2013 petition of first-grader Coy Mathis to the Colorado Civil Rights Division for the right to use the restroom ...
City Comptroller Brad Lander backs sex change surgeries and procedures on transgender youths and blasted as discriminatory President Trump's executive order banning federal funding for such ...
On Aug. 22, Dwyane Wade filed court petition to permit his transgender daughter Zaya's name change.
In recent years, some societies have begun to legally recognize non-binary, genderqueer, or third gender identities. Some non-western societies have long recognized transgender people as a third gender, though this may not (or may only recently) [3] include internationally recognized ‘legal rights’ for such people.