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M.H.W. v. Cuomo

Status:

Open

Court:

United States District Court for the Northern District of New York

Issues:

Anti-LGBTQ+ Rulings, Laws and Amendments, Transgender and Nonbinary Rights, Students' Rights

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State’s policy categorically prohibiting transgender minors from correcting the sex designation on their birth certificates – a critically important document for transgender people seeking to navigate through life with accurate government documents.

Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit challenging New York State’s policy categorically prohibiting transgender minors from correcting the sex designation on their birth certificates – a critically important document for transgender people seeking to navigate through life with accurate government documents.