Birth certificates soon to come with third gender option
<p>Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law yesterday that will allow residents to select a third gender option on birth certificates.</p>
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Oct 10, 2018, 12:55 PM
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Updated 2,212 days ago
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Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a law yesterday that will allow residents to select a third gender option on birth certificates.
Residents will be able to select male, female, or “x” on their certificates.
The law will also make it easier for New Yorkers to change their current documents.
The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019.
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