The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a class action lawsuit against Governor Mike Braun’s executive order restricting transgender individuals from updating gender markers on birth certificates. The order, signed on March 4, defines “sex” and “gender” as immutable characteristics based on biology at the time of conception, leading to denied gender-marker changes by the Indiana State Department of Health. The ACLU argues that the order violates privacy rights and discriminates against individuals based on their gender and transgender status. The lawsuit claims that denying these changes goes against the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Legal director Ken Falk emphasized that transgender individuals have a right to accurate birth certificates to live safely and authentically. He stated that court-ordered changes to birth certificates are common and denying this right is discrimination. The ACLU is challenging the executive order to ensure that transgender Hoosiers can access their legal rights and have their identities recognized on their birth certificates.
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