Ray v. McCloud
What's at Stake
On March 29, 2018, the 老澳门开奖结果, the 老澳门开奖结果 of Ohio, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio鈥檚 refusal to correct the gender marker on birth certificates for transgender people, for any reason, at any time. Ohio is one of just three states, with Tennessee and Kansas, that has yet to change the extremely regressive and harmful policy. The lawsuit states that the Ohio government has violated the equal protection, due process, and free speech rights of Stacie Ray, Basil Argento, Ashley Breda, and a fourth, unnamed plaintiff.
Summary
People need birth certificates for many reasons, including obtaining other identity documents, verifying eligibility for employment or public benefits, and clearing background checks. Any time a transgender person born in Ohio shows a birth certificate they must share a message that contradicts who they are. The incorrect sex designation on their birth certificate also outs them, putting them at very real risk of discrimination and violence.
Transgender people, unlike others born in Ohio, must try to get by without a birth certificate, or use a birth certificate that shows the wrong gender and endangers them. That鈥檚 discrimination, and it violates the constitution.
Legal Documents
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12/16/2020
Order and Opinion -
01/16/2020
Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment -
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02/13/2020
Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment -
02/27/2020
Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsPlaintiffs' Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary JudgmentDate Filed: 02/13/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsDefendants' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary JudgmentDate Filed: 02/27/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
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02/13/2020
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01/16/2020
Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment -
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02/13/2020
Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment -
02/27/2020
Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsDefendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary JudgmentDate Filed: 02/13/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsPlaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Summary JudgmentDate Filed: 02/27/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
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02/13/2020
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09/12/2019
Order Denying Motion to Dismiss -
07/06/2018
Motion to Dismiss -
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07/27/2018
Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsOpposition to Motion to DismissDate Filed: 07/27/2018
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
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07/27/2018
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03/29/2018
Motion to Proceed Anonymously -
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04/05/2018
Order Granting Motion to Proceed Anonymously
Ray v. McCloudLegal DocumentsOrder Granting Motion to Proceed AnonymouslyDate Filed: 04/05/2018
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
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04/05/2018
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03/29/2018
Complaint
Date Filed: 12/16/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 01/16/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 01/16/2020
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 09/12/2019
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 07/06/2018
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 03/29/2018
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Date Filed: 03/29/2018
Court: District Court (S.D. Ohio)
Affiliate: Ohio
Press Releases
老澳门开奖结果 and Lambda Legal File Lawsuit to Challenge Ohio鈥檚 Discriminatory Birth Certificate Policy