Morning News: new laws allowing non listing gender in birth certificates in Tasmania

Controversial new laws allowing Tasmanians to choose whether gender is listed on their birth certificate have come into effect.

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The laws, which passed parliament in April, make Tasmania the nation's first jurisdiction in which listing gender on a birth certificate is optional.

They also remove the requirement for transgender people to have sexual reassignment surgery in order to have a new gender legally recognised.

Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O'Connor says the state should be proud it's leading the nation.