Arizona Judge Rules Birth Certificate Law Discriminates Against Transgender People

A federal judge in Arizona has ruled that the state's birth certificate law discriminates against transgender individuals. Judge James Soto rejected the state health department's argument that allowing changes to birth certificates would undermine the purpose of these documents. The ruling states that the state cannot condition the amendment of sex on birth certificates on whether an individual has undergone gender-reassignment surgery, emphasizing that not all transgender individuals require such medical treatment.