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Ray et al. v. Himes et al.

We successfully sued over the Ohio Department of Health's policy of not allowing gender marker changes on Ohio birth certificates. Trans people born in Ohio can now get a birth certificate correction with a judge's order.
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Wilson v. Summit County

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Somai v. City of Bedford

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State of Ohio ex rel. New Prospect Baptist Church v. Honorable Robert Ruehlman

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Ansly Damus v. Director, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et al.

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Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) et al. v. Smith et al.

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State of Ohio v. David Braden (amicus)

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Ray et al. v. Himes et al.

We successfully sued over the Ohio Department of Health's policy of not allowing gender marker changes on Ohio birth certificates. Trans people born in Ohio can now get a birth certificate correction with a judge's order.
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