Western Australians will no longer have to undergo medical or surgical reassignment in order to change their sex or gender, under the state government's proposed law reforms.
Proposed new laws would remove the requirement for people to undergo medical or surgical reassignment in order to change their sex or gender in WA.Western Australians will no longer have to undergo medical or surgical reassignment in order to change their sex or gender, under the state government's proposed law reforms.
"This is not radical legislation … we're only bringing Western Australia out of the dark ages, up to a level of social reform that the rest of the country already respects and enjoys," he said.Read more Transfolk of WA deputy chairperson Dylan Green said the reform was a significant step to creating a pathway for transgender and gender-diverse people to align legal documentation with their gender identity."This will improve the lives, and save the lives, of many trans and gender diverse people in Western Australia," he said.
"We've seen in other states … certain requirements for clinical evidence have been removed for adults over the age of 18, so they use the self-determination model.Under the new laws, adults who have received counselling would be able to apply for a sex-change through the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
The proposed bill would also make the sex descriptors "non-binary" and "indeterminate/intersex" available, alongside "male" and "female".
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