KFOR spoke with Rachel Klein, Director of Communications for OSDH, on Friday evening. LANCE FRYEīattle brewing over birth certificate gender neutral option in Oklahoma Should a challenge to the previous agreement be made, we will proceed accordingly.” DR. Our responsibility is to maintain vital statistics, and we will continue to do so in accordance with the laws of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Department of Health will work with the Governor and Attorney General’s office for input and counsel on next steps. “A legal settlement regarding birth certificate designations was reached in May by the prior attorney general’s office. The bill aims to restrict Oklahoma birth certificate gender options to male and female.įrye addressed the issue on Thursday, releasing the following statement: Micheal Bergstrom filed State Bill 1100 earlier this week.
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Kevin Stitt, House Speaker Charles McCall and President Pro Tempore Greg Treat all condemned OSDH’s change to birth certificate gender options. A certified copy of the court order then must be given to the Oklahoma Office of Vital Records before the change is made, according to Nondoc. OSDH later agreed to settle the federal suit and change its practices, allowing Oklahomans to change the sex designation on their birth certificate if they obtain a court order from an Oklahoma court. Kit Vivien Lorelied filed a lawsuit in August 2020 against OSDH for not allowing “non-binary” as a gender option in birth certificates. Is it time for me to get a COVID-19 booster? And which one should I get?įrye’s sudden resignation comes amid controversy at the State Capitol over gender options on birth certificates.