(ONN) – State health officials are working out a system that will allow people to change the gender listed on their birth certificates.
A federal court filing cited by the “Cincinnati Enquirer” shows that Ohio is not going to appeal a ruling that the state can not prevent people from requesting the changes.
The court ruling issued last December came in response to a lawsuit brought by four transgender people.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found that the state’s rule that prohibited making a change to a person’s gender on their birth certificate was unconstitutional.
The court rejected the health department’s argument that it was trying to prevent fraud and maintain an “historically accurate” record.