NEWS

New Jersey AG threatens cities with $10k fine for not including ‘nonbinary’ option on marriage certificates

Updated: March 9, 2023 at 4:57 pm EST  See Comments

Thu Mar 9, 2023 – 4:10 pm ESTThu Mar 9, 2023 – 4:16 pm EST

TRENTON (LifeSiteNews) – New Jersey cities that have not included a “nonbinary” option on their marriage licenses can be penalized up to $10,000, the state attorney general warned Wednesday.

AG Matthew J. Platkin announced that 28 cities received Notices of Violation for allegedly violating the Law Against Discrimination (LAD) for their marriage licenses’ “exclusionary gender options,” claiming that they forced “nonbinary” people to “misgender themselves, under oath, as either ‘m’ (male) or ‘f’ (female).”

The office of the attorney general cited the LAD’s provision that it is “unlawful for a place of public accommodation to display or post any … notice indicating that any of their offerings are unavailable based on a person’s sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression.”

Platkin’s Twitter announcement of the enforcement action was met with sweeping rejection, with one commentator decrying the policy as “utter nonsense,” since “It is impossible to change your biological gender,” and another remarking, “​​Since when are we including mental illness diagnosis on marriage forms?”

Some leftists believe, however, that the nonbinary “X” sex marker is insufficient and that gender designation

The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at LifeSite News

The views expressed in this news alert by the author do not directly represent that of The Official Street Preachers or its editors

Advertisement
Hydro Flask Double Wall Vacuum Insulated Stainless Steel Bottle
0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
A Quick Note…

Already a subscriber? Login to remove advertisements. Not a subscriber? Join the Official Street Preachers and gain access to hundreds of presentations and exclusives that cover today's events and how they impact you, your life, and your soul. All while supporting independent Christian researchers trying to make a difference.