Montana court blocks enforcement of ban on gender marker changes
A state district court granted a preliminary injunction blocking prohibitions on changes on the gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates.
December 17, 2024
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A state district court granted a preliminary injunction blocking prohibitions on changes on the gender markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates.
Senate Bill 458 would define gender according to a person's reproductive capacities.
It “is unlikely to survive any level of constitutional review,” a state court judge wrote.
Those who sued to challenge the ban are likely to succeed in proving it violates their privacy rights, the court ruled.
The Human Rights Campaign is calling on Gov. Greg Gianforte to veto these and other anti-LGBTQ+ measures.
The ban means public employees are forbidden to advise young people even on social transition.
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