D.C. Birth Certificate Law: Gender Identity Issues
The District of Columbia permits post-operative transsexuals to amend their sex on their birth certificates.
Issues a new or amended birth certificate? Yes.
The District of Columbia law permits transsexuals to amend their birth certificates upon receipt of a court order which verifies that they have undergone sex-reassignment surgery and had a name change.
Citation: D.C. CODE § 7-217.
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Last Updated: 8/31/2005