Australian State Allows People to Choose Their Gender on Birth Certificate

Australian State Allows People to Choose Their Gender on Birth Certificate
Primary school children in Mackay, Australia on Feb. 8, 2006. Jonathan Wood/Getty Images
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Transgender Victorians will now have the freedom to choose the gender on their birth certificates without invasive reassignment surgery.

A bill ushering in the change passed 26-14 in the Victorian Upper House ‪on Aug. 27‬ and will become law once receiving royal assent.