Coverage dated September 8, 2022 to September 15, 2022

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates

Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle, on the newest of 3 developments

Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the state said

Wyoming Tribune Eagle's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Montana adopts permanent block on birth certificate changes

    Headline from La Crosse Tribune ·

  2. Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates | News Channel 3-12

    Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

  3. Newest

    Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates

    Headline from Wyoming Tribune Eagle ·

Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    Montana adopts permanent block on birth certificate changes (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates

  2. Washington Times

    Montana permanently blocks transgender birth certificate changes (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Montana permanently blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Montana health officials have made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery.

  4. Fox News

    Montana permanently blocks residents from changing gender on birth certificates (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Montana health officials adopted a new permanent rule on Friday blocking transgender people from changing their birth certificates to match their gender identities.

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

    Published

    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates

  6. Local News 8

    Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Rebekah Riess, CNN Health officials in Montana adopted a proposed rule change Friday pertaining to changing the identification of sex on state-issued birth certificates, which now excludes changes following gender confirmation surgeries.

  7. Advocate

    Montana Blocks Trans People From Changing Gender on Birth Certificates (opens Advocate)

    Published

    Advocate's feed description

    The rule comes as LGBTQ+ rights groups sue Montana over another anti-trans rule made earlier this year.

  8. Breitbart News

    Montana Health Officials: Biological Sex on Birth Certificate Cannot Be Changed (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    Montana health officials have adopted a new rule that individuals cannot change their biological sex on a birth certificate.

  9. Mitchell Daily Republic

    Montana ban on changing gender on birth certificate blocked by judge (opens Mitchell Daily Republic)

    Published

    Mitchell Daily Republic's feed description

    If the injunction ultimately stands, the state will revert back to a 2017 rule that allowed people in Montana to change their gender on their birth certificate by simply filling out a form

  10. Advocate

    Judge Blocks Montana Ban on Birth Certificate Gender Changes (opens Advocate)

    Published

    Advocate's feed description

    Judge Michael Moses said his earlier order to revert to a simple process to change the gender marker was "clear as a bell."

  11. KOB 4

    Montana judge blocks state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing their birth certificates (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    Montana judge blocks state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing their birth certificates.

  12. CBS News

    Montana to continue severely limiting transgender people from changing birth certificates, defying judge's order (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the state said it would defy the order.

  13. MyNorthwest

    Montana judge blocks anti-trans birth certificate rule (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A Montana judge blocked health officials on Thursday from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from

  14. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

    Published

    Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description

    Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the state said

  15. KOB 4

    Montana defies judge who said officials can't stop transgender people from changing their gender on birth certificates (opens KOB 4)

    Published

    KOB 4's feed description

    Montana defies judge who said officials can't stop transgender people from changing their gender on birth certificates.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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