Tassie rules trans-formed

NATION-LEADING reform to make gender optional on birth certificates in Tasmania has been hailed by transgender activists but the state’s Liberal Government insists the laws are problematic.

The Bill, backed by Labor, the Greens and rogue Speaker Sue Hickey, passed Parliament on Wednesday despite State Government opposition.

The laws remove the requirement for transgender people to have sexual reassignment surgery in order to have a new gender recognised, which transgender activists say is a life-changing reform.