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THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 Nov. 18, 2009 • vol 25 No 7 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com State Changes Trans-ID Policy BY SAMUEL WORLEY Hall A new policy adopted by the Illinois Depart- page 7 ment of Public Health’s Division of Vital Records of Fame makes it easier for transgender people to receive birth certificates that accurately reflect their gender identity. Previously, trans people who had sex-reas- signment surgery (SRS) were only able to have that surgery recognized if it was performed by a U.S.-licensed surgeon. With the policy change, people who travel overseas for surgery—for rea- sons of cost or to seek surgeons with greater expertise—will be able to obtain birth certifi- cates reflecting the fact of their SRS no matter where it was performed. The change came as the Division of Vital Re- cords issued new birth certificates to two trans- women who had overseas surgeries. It also is- sued a new birth certificate to a transman who, under the previous policy, would have been re- Clinton quired to have medically unnecessary surgery. page 4 “I am a woman and now I have a birth certifi- in Chicago cate that reflects this reality,” said Victoria Kirk, one of the beneficiaries of the policy change, Vital said in a statement. Kirk was a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois. According to the ACLU, Illinois had for years al- Idols page 8 lowed individuals to change the gender marker on their birth certificates regardless of where SRS took place. Earlier this decade, the state reversed its policy and began interpreting the relevant law to require that individuals obtain Vital Bridges/Groceryland volunteer manager and activist Lori Cannon (far left) took part in treatment from U.S.-licensed surgeons only. honoring Victor Salvo, Stuart Keeshin and John Regalato (next to Cannon, from left) as Groceryland’s The statute pertinent to the case requires “[a] founders Nov. 15 at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted. See page 8 and www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com for more photos of the event. 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