Birth Certificate

Birth Certificates Dept: The Arizona bill would require people to use public restrooms, dressing rooms or locker rooms associated with the sex listed on their birth certificate or face six months in jail, according to Montreal Gazette. With more people identifying as transgender, state and local governments are increasingly banning gender-identity discrimination to ward off legal battles, but both opponents and proponents say the laws don't explicitly demand businesses provide equal access for transgender people. That creates confusion over how businesses must act and PHOENIX - One U.S. state lawmaker wants to link public bathroom use to birth certificates in what civil rights advocates call the nation's toughest anti-transgender measure. The proposal had been scheduled for a committee vote Wednesday, but protesters forced a delay in lawmakers' debate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.