Ohio joined forty-eight (48) other states in allowing sex marker changes on an individual’s birth certificate, after the recent ruling by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in the case of Ray v. McCloud.
In Ray, the Court held the policy of the Ohio Department of Health (“ODH”) denying Ohioans requests for sex marker changes unconstitutional.
The Court’s ruling allows transgender individuals to change their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities.
To read this case, click here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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