Victorians will now be able to choose the gender on their birth certificates

Victoria has joined four other Australian states in passing laws that make it easier for people to update their birth certificates without undergoing surgery.

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Transgender Victorians will now have the freedom to choose the gender on their birth certificates without gender reassignment surgery.

The birth certificate bill passed 26-14 in the Victorian Upper House on Tuesday night and will become law once receiving royal assent.

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