DC Bill Allows Anatomical Males to Change Birth Certificates to Say They Were Born Female -

The District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety has approved a bill that would allow anatomical males and females who have letters signed by a health professional indicating that they have “undergone a gender transition” to legally change the sex listed on their birth certificate.

The JaParker Deoni Jones Birth Certificate Equality Amendment Act of 2013 would amend current law that requires people who seek to change the sex on their birth certificate to have documentation that they have undergone a surgical sex change and to publish a public notice of the impending change.

The bill has cleared the committee and will be voted on by the whole council during the next legislative session, which has not been announced, according to committee staff.

Jones, a transgender male, was stabbed to death on Feb. 2, 2012 while waiting for a bus. A homeless man, Gary Montgomery, was charged with first-degree murder in the case and is awaiting trail, according to homicidewatch.org.

CNSNews.com also asked how the bill is beneficial to the District and its citizens when the estimated number of transgenders in D.C. represents an estimated 500 or less than 0.1 percent of the 632,323 population (see link to Census data).

Andy Bowen, an activist with the DC Trans Coalition, estimated the transgender population for a story on the local NBC affiliate website on the pending legislation.

“There is never a level of discrimination that becomes an acceptable level of discrimination,” Allen said.

CNSNews.com asked Allen if any actions have been taken to encourage Congress, which has jurisdiction over D.C. laws, to pass the bill.

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