For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below. The lawsuit seeks to have the state to declare the surgical requirement unlawful, and for North Carolina to be require to provide accurate birth certificates to transgender people born in the state without the need for surgery.Campos, the adult plaintiff, has encountered employment discrimination, according to Gonzalez-Pagan.
Her employer doesn't provide coverage for gender-affirming care in the business' health insurance plan, which prevents her from getting the surgery required by the state, he said."As a trans woman, having incorrect documentation makes me feel like a second-class citizen because I am denied the same rights as the rest of the population.