About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of legal gender status and the potential benefits and drawbacks of removing it from the law.

Most of us have Male or Female registered on our birth certificates - but what does this certification mean, in terms of its effect on our lives? There are many other things about us that have at least as much significance as our gender - our sexuality, our ethnicity - but only gender has legal status. This week we're talking about the pros and cons of uncoupling gender from the law.

Topics covered

• legal gender status
• gender uncoupling
• societal implications
• identity
• law and gender

Keywords

• legal gender
• birth certificate
• gender identity
• society
• ethnicity
• sexuality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

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