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Nick Gibbs

Gender fix for Qld birth certificates

Shannon Fentiman said there was a desire for legal documents to accurately represent identity. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Undergoing sexual reassignment surgery will no longer be required to change gender markers on birth certificates under legislation introduced to the Queensland parliament.

The bill will replace the existing Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act to strengthen legal recognition of trans and gender diverse people and better recognise modern family structures, the explanatory notes say.

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