birth certificates
Teen boy forced to play on girls’ team over birth certificate error, ‘physically removed’ from tryouts
An Arizona high schooler may be forced to try out for the girls' basketball team because a "clerical error" 14 years ago legally made him a female.
Married women facing REAL ID hurdles, being turned away from DMV for insane reasons
Some married women across the U.S. are sharing that they've been facing unexpected hurdles in obtaining their REAL ID as the May 7th deadline looms to have the documentation to fly...
London woman named after popular US city claims people think it’s a ‘fake name’
L.A. Cartier, 36, has spent most of her life correcting people on how to say her name — with many thinking it's a set of initials or spelt 'Ellay'.
Florida residents stalled from getting vital records due to ‘cyber incident’
The Florida Health Department suffered a "potential cyber incident" that impacted its certification system, making it impossible to file for marriages, burials and births.
Gay ‘throuple’ hopes to be second in US to officially be parents
Ben Rodriguez, Mitch and Benjamin Rolam are three partners who are looking to get all their names on their adopted daughter's birth certificate, a feat only done one other time...
My parents made a typo on my birth certificate — I didn’t know for years
One woman on TikTok revealed that her parents misspelled her name on her birth certificate.
Woman pushing 30 fakes way into HS for nearly a week before officials noticed
Shin, who lives in New Brunswick, was charged with a count of providing a false government document with the intent one’s identity or age.
Bernie Sanders spokeswoman says asking for his medical records is like birtherism
Bernie Sanders' press secretary on Wednesday compared demands for him to release his medical records to the "birther" smears against former President Barack Obama, drawing strong backlash. The Democratic Vermont...
New law lets adoptees obtain their birth certificates in NY
People who were adopted will soon be able to obtain their birth certificates, under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The legislation allows any adoptee upon turning...
City passes bill to remove abusive doctors’ names from birth certificates
Parents in New York City can now remove the names of doctors from the birth certificates of their children if the physician's medical license is yanked for pervy behavior or...
ISIS bride’s lawyer says he has proof she’s still US citizen
Get ready for a legal battle between "ISIS bride" Hoda Muthana -- and the government that doesn't want her back. The Trump administration on Wednesday declared that the Alabama woman...
Woman assaulted by doctor wants his name removed from babies’ birth certificates
A woman who was sexually assaulted by her Manhattan gynecologist offered searing testimony at a City Council hearing Thursday why she should be allowed to remove the doctor's name from...
Man loses bid to change his birth certificate so he can pick up women on Tinder
Dutch entrepreneur and self-help guru Emile Ratelband, aged 69, has been denied a request to legally change his birth certificate to say he's 20 years younger. "Mr. Ratelband is at...
I’m suing to be 20 years younger so I have better luck on Tinder
A randy 69-year-old Dutch man is waging a desperate court battle to drop 20 years off his life — in order to boost his chances on Tinder. Emile Ratelband, 69,...
City Council approves bill to add third gender on birth certificates
The City Council on Wednesday approved legislation that will allow New Yorkers to select a third gender category on their birth certificates. The change, which has the backing of Mayor...
De Blasio, Johnson back bill to create third gender option on birth certificates
People born in New York City would be allowed to select a third gender category on their birth certificate under a new proposal backed by Mayor de Blasio and City...
Sheriff Joe Arpaio revives Obama ‘birther’ conspiracy
Disgraced Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio on Wednesday renewed crazy claims that former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate “is a forgery” — and he wants Congress to investigate that conspiracy theory...
Parent battles to have baby’s gender listed ‘U’ for ‘unknown’
A parent who identifies as a “non-binary trans person” is campaigning for their baby to be issued the world’s first “gender unknown” birth certificate. Canadian Kori Doty, who has a...
Seven women flee ‘Isis’ – on a birth certificate
Seven women have filed to drop the name Isis, an Egyptian goddess’ name now known as the acronym of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Their new names are...
Typo from 60 years ago means I can’t get birth certificate: suit
A Queens man whose last name is misspelled on his birth certificate says he’s in a bureaucratic Catch-22 — which city workers won’t fix unless he brings his parents back...