Australia: Gender-diverse Victorians can change birth certificates
The Victorian government has introduced legislation to make it easier for transexual, gender diverse and intersex people to get new birth certificates that accurately record their gender.
Currently, if a person in a heterosexual marriage changes gender and wants a new birth certificate to reflect that, he or she will need a divorce first because same-sex marriage is illegal.
Transgenderism is deemed to be a mental health issue in that people are confused regarding their identity. Rather than seeking mental healing this Government is celebrating mental confusion because it is one plank of the LGBTI agenda.
But under an amendment to Victoria’s Births, Deaths and Marriages Act introduced to the parliament on Thursday, couples will no longer be forced to divorce if one partner wishes to apply to change the sex recorded on his or her birth registration. This clearly shows that some couples have no understanding of the purpose of a male and female in marriage.
While the Federal Marriage Act does not allow same-sex marriage, it does not stipulate that sex cannot be changed after the marriage. People will use any excuse to do what they want to do.
Adults would be able to apply to alter the sex recorded on their Victorian birth registration and birth certificate and would be able to nominate their sex descriptor as male, female or specify a gender diverse or non-binary descriptor. By doing this the government is not helping people with mental health issues.
The bill also introduces a new process enabling parents or a guardian to apply to alter the sex recorded on their child’s birth registration, so long as the child’s consent has been given and there is a supporting statement from a doctor or registered psychologist. Children over the age of 16 will be assumed to have capacity to consent. Confused children being manipulated by parents comes under the banner of child abuse in this case.
The bill introduced to parliament on Thursday also removed the need for applicants to have undergone sex affirmation surgery before being able to apply for new birth certificates. Hence this will generate more confusion in the community based of selfish mental health uncertainties.
Victoria’s attorney general, Martin Pakula, said: “Nobody should be forced to undergo major surgery or choose between maintaining a legal relationship with their spouse just to get a birth certificate that reflects who they are.
“We’ve also put strong measures in place to safeguard the interests of children, and limits to ensure people don’t misuse the system.” These will be tested of course by the next group who choose to manipulate the law.
The executive director of Transgender Victoria, Sally Goldner, said without a birth certificate that accurately reflected someone’s gender, opening bank accounts, obtaining passports and applying for working with children checks were all made more difficult. They are correct, but the are wrong regarding the mental health issue of transgenderism.
The Greens senator Janet Rice, who lives in Victoria, agreed. Her husband, Peter Whetton, underwent a gender transition almost 15 years ago, and changed her name to Penny. Rice said Whetton had never attempted to change her birth certificate to accurately reflect her sex because it would have meant first obtaining a divorce.
“We’ve had an initial discussion today about this legislation and I said to her, ‘You can change your birth certificate now,’” Rice said.
Adults would be able to apply to alter the sex recorded on their Victorian birth registration and birth certificate and would be able to nominate their sex descriptor as male, female or specify a gender diverse or non-binary descriptor. By doing this the government is not helping people with mental health issues.
The bill also introduces a new process enabling parents or a guardian to apply to alter the sex recorded on their child’s birth registration, so long as the child’s consent has been given and there is a supporting statement from a doctor or registered psychologist. Children over the age of 16 will be assumed to have capacity to consent. Confused children being manipulated by parents comes under the banner of child abuse in this case.
The bill introduced to parliament on Thursday also removed the need for applicants to have undergone sex affirmation surgery before being able to apply for new birth certificates. Hence this will generate more confusion in the community based of selfish mental health uncertainties.
Victoria’s attorney general, Martin Pakula, said: “Nobody should be forced to undergo major surgery or choose between maintaining a legal relationship with their spouse just to get a birth certificate that reflects who they are.
“We’ve also put strong measures in place to safeguard the interests of children, and limits to ensure people don’t misuse the system.” These will be tested of course by the next group who choose to manipulate the law.
The executive director of Transgender Victoria, Sally Goldner, said without a birth certificate that accurately reflected someone’s gender, opening bank accounts, obtaining passports and applying for working with children checks were all made more difficult. They are correct, but the are wrong regarding the mental health issue of transgenderism.
The Greens senator Janet Rice, who lives in Victoria, agreed. Her husband, Peter Whetton, underwent a gender transition almost 15 years ago, and changed her name to Penny. Rice said Whetton had never attempted to change her birth certificate to accurately reflect her sex because it would have meant first obtaining a divorce.
“We’ve had an initial discussion today about this legislation and I said to her, ‘You can change your birth certificate now,’” Rice said.
This is typical of the Green movement - confused about marriage its purpose and history.
