Idaho moves ahead on birth certificate gender change rule

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials are moving forward with efforts to make it more difficult for young transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling that appears to ban such obstacles.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on Wednesday made public comments on a temporary rule requiring applicants younger than 18 to get approval from medical or mental health professionals before requesting the change.
A federal judge in 2018 rul