Wisconsin Veteran Challenges Birth Certificate Law | Milwaukee News

A Wisconsin veteran is suing the state over a 1985 law requiring surgical sex-change procedures to update birth certificates — a barrier that excludes many transgender people, including Jaida Birch McGuire, who’s been on hormone therapy and cleared to wear female uniforms in the Coast Guard. The ACLU argues this violates equal protection and harms intersex individuals too, as the law forces people to live with mismatched IDs — impacting travel, jobs, and daily life. The case is now in court, with Governor Evers declining to comment. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/68e705f8288137ee