Government
Apr. 18, 2014
Measure would have coroners list deceased's preferred gender
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would have death certificates reflect an individual's self-identified gender, part of a broader push for recognition of transgender identities.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Christopher Lee, born a woman, lived in the Bay Area as a man for much of his life. After his death in 2012, close friends Chino and Maya Scott-Chung took care of his affairs - including communicating Lee's gender identity to the coroner's office. What happened next would spawn a multiyear legislative effort.
"I went to the Neptune Society to pick up his ashes and his death certificate,&quo...
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