OK Gov Signs Ban On Nonbinary Birth Certificates

April 27, 2022 Christianists, Republicans

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.

The bill followed a flap last year over the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s agreement in a civil case allowing a nonbinary option. The birth certificate in that case was issued to an Oklahoma-born Oregon resident who sued after the agency initially refused the request.

News of the settlement prompted outrage among Republicans, including Stitt, and his appointee to lead the agency abruptly resigned the next day. Stitt then promptly issued an executive order prohibiting any changes to a person’s gender on birth certificates, despite the settlement agreement.

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During his inauguration breakfast in January 2019, Stitt and his wife declared that the primary mission of his administration would be to “bring people to Jesus.”

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— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 27, 2022