Judge rules law requiring surgery for birth certificate change unlawful. Ruling requires health department to recognize doctors' statements.

A federal judge in Tucson has ordered Arizona to begin issuing amended birth certificates to transgender people, regardless of whether they’ve undergone surgery to change their appearance. Judge James ...

In Indiana, gender change requests required a certified court order. Hoosiers had to petition a judge to sign off on a “verified petition for change of gender” — which was among the documents that had ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Pulaski County judge said Monday that three same-sex couples who sued the state for refusing to name both spouses on the birth certificates of their children can get the ...

The South Dakota Supreme Court has denied an appeal of a transgender woman’s request to change the sex on her birth ...

In Indiana, gender change requests require a certified court order, which was among the documents required to file an application with health departments for an amended birth certificate. The Indiana ...

House Speaker Steve Montenegro and Senate President Warren Petersen are appealing a court ruling in a last-ditch effort to preserve a state law that says only those who undergo a ...