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David Edwards
March 23rd, 2011
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/03/23/exclusive-transgender-people-sue-nyc-over-surgery-requirement/
Several transgender New Yorkers say the city is making it too difficult to obtain identification that reflects their new genders.
Three transgender people announced Tuesday that they had filed suit against City of New York and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. They object to the city's "arbitrary" requirement that they undergo extensive surgical procedures before agreeing to change the gender designation on their birth certificates.
Sam Berkley, a transgender man, and Joann Prinzivallia and Patricia Harrington, both transgender women, were named as plaintiffs in the suit.