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GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders Heralds Streamlined Process for Amending Gender Designation on Maine Birth Certificates
July 15, 2020
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release:

A new Maine Department of Health and Human Services rule went into effect that removes unnecessary barriers to amending gender markers on birth certificates, and makes available the option of choosing an X marker.

The new rule allows individuals over 18 and emancipated minors to obtain an updated birth record with their appropriate gender marker via a notarized attes . . .

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