Picture: wet cat in a bathtub looking at the camera “I seriously don’t understand why we need birth certificates, like I promise you I was born”
Picture: wet cat in a bathtub looking at the camera “I seriously don’t understand why we need birth certificates, like I promise you I was born”
It’s not about the ‘that’. It’s about the ‘when’, ‘where’, ‘to whom’ and ‘by whose mistake’.
And don’t forget with what genitals, because that will define who you’re allowed to be, who you’re allowed to love, how much you’ll get paid, how you’re allowed to dress, and what freedoms you’ll have, depending on the where and when.
why does the state need to know and if it so wants to know, why do I have to show it, why can’t it do it’s own research if it’s such a know-it-all
For instance: I recently needed my birth certificate to prove that I’m my mother’s heir. The state doesn’t care about that. Other, private institutions, like banks, care. And they don’t have access to the municipal records (rightfully so!)