The USA PotatoBlack Seniors Without Birth Records Could Be Disenfranchised by SAVE America Act
One-fifth of Black Americans born in 1939 and 1940 were never issued birth certificates, according to one estimate.
Advocate.comOklahoma House votes to block birth certificate changes for transgender people & to ban Pride flags
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseGenealogy’s Star: Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death Collections Now Complete on MyHeritage. “The MyHeritage Blog recently announced a major milestone for Scandinavian genealogy: the completion of the Sweden Birth, Marriage, and Death collections. This project adds over 33 million historical records to the platform, spanning a critical century from 1850 to 1945.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/09/genealogys-star-sweden-birth-marriage-and-death-collections-now-complete-on-myheritage/
Likely Jan LukasHorrible news. 😡
While I have researched and presented on #DriversLicenses, I ended up focusing my masters degree on #BirthCertificates as--at least in Canadian provinces and territories--they are the foundational #IdentificationDocument from which all other #ID is based upon. (Some exceptions: citizenship cards for immigrants, etc). What is true for a birth certificate as ID is true for all ID arising from it, including #DriversLicences.
The example you posted is why I believe that contemporary identification documentation is the 'root of all evil' for #trans people (or at least responsible for a great deal of it).
Identification systems allow for #discrimination and #prejudice at a distance, and authorities always retain the right to change/retract/cancel without warning. Alas, this aspect is not unique to trans people, as both contemporary and historical actions have shown clearly how ID can suddenly construct the individual as beyond the (newly-established) pale.
Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-overrides-bathroom-bill-veto
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-governor-vetoes-bathroom-bill
Indiana advances bill that would 'mandate discrimination' against trans people, ACLU warns
In 2025, being trans in America means living under conditional citizenship
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/voices/trans-rights-in-america-2674433270
Kevin Karhan 
@fuchsiii @soph "#BirthCertificates" like "#Gender in #Passports" were a mistake and need to be abolished.
The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and VideosSupreme Court Clears Way for Trump Transgender Passport Policy
