Indiana, like many states, offers two forms of certified birth certificate, a short form which doesn't show sex, and a long form that does. I've never encountered a circumstance where the long form is required, but a web search showed the long form might be needed "for foreign adoptions or applications for dual citizenship", and I'm guessing possibly when one applies for a marriage license. However, I see the State of Tennessee (which permits no changes or amendments to a birth certificate) does put sex on the short one. So conceivable trans folk from some states could skate through while others couldn't, making this even more inequitable than it obviously is. As soon as someone starts a petition on Charge.Org or similar site, demanding UPitt reverse this policy, I'll sign it.
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