Lack of progress on birth certificate law change frustrates transgender community

Transgender Kiwis are “frustrated” that a law change making it easier to amend sex details on their birth certificates has still not gone ahead, Stuff reports. At present, people wanting to amend their birth certificate need to involve the Family Court, as well as present medical evidence of a physical sexual transition. The bill that would make the process easier – the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill – was deferred in 2019.