Organisation Intersex International Australia describes the change of sex on an intersex person's documentation to be a distinct issue from a transgender person's transition, describing it as an " administrative correction ".
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She concludes : " Perhaps in 30 years'time, " My Transsexual Summer " will look as dated as [ the 1980 documentary ] " A Change of Sex " does now.
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John Varley's 1991 science fiction novel " Steel Beach " takes the story & mdash; and the change of sex & mdash; to another level; the plot includes a sex-change by a male reporter named Hildy Johnson.
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The New York City Health Department refused to grant the request, and the court ruled that the New York City and New Jersey Health Code only permitted a change of sex on the birth certificate if an error was made recording it at birth, so the Health Department acted correctly.
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When it turned out that Ehrenberg had just dressed as a woman for 6 months to explore the role of gender in society, but not had gone through any surgical procedure or legal change of sex, other Swedish media and in particular the tabloids portrayed Ehrenberg and his story as a " fake ".
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Pursuant to the Tribunal ruling, an applicant now only requires an Application for Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration form, a statutory declaration to the effect, and a letter signed by a medical doctor or psychologist that is licensed to practice in Canada stating that the applicant's gender identity does not conform to their sex designation at birth.
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Brown and Rounsley noted that " [ s ] ome transsexual people acquiesce to legal and medical expectations in order to gain rights granted through the medical / psychological hierarchy . " Legal needs such as a change of sex on legal documents, and medical needs, such as sex reassignment surgery, are usually difficult to obtain without a doctor or therapist's approval.
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The letter cited an internal memorandum dated April 16, 2004, that said CIS policy " disallows recognition of change of sex in order for a marriage between two persons born of the same sex to be considered bona fide . . . . " The memo calls on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act _ which defines marriage for federal purposes as between a man and a woman _ to support its position.
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The revised bill, titled the " Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration ( Gender Identity ) Amendment Bill 2016 ", was almost identical to the one defeated in September, except for the fact it increased the age a minor would require judicial approval for registering a change of sex or gender identity to 18 ( where previously it was 16 ) and also mandated that the state Registry would be required to retain on file all historical information preceding a change of sex or gender identity.
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The revised bill, titled the " Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration ( Gender Identity ) Amendment Bill 2016 ", was almost identical to the one defeated in September, except for the fact it increased the age a minor would require judicial approval for registering a change of sex or gender identity to 18 ( where previously it was 16 ) and also mandated that the state Registry would be required to retain on file all historical information preceding a change of sex or gender identity.
