Ontario-born filmmaker applies for non-binary birth certificate
TORONTO — An Ontario-born filmmaker who identifies as neither male nor female says the province “is in a prime position” to make non-binary birth certificates happen.
Joshua M. Ferguson, who wants to be referred to by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them/their,” applied on Friday to have a change of sex designation on their birth certificate from male to non-binary — a term used to define someone who doesn’t identify with either gender.
Currently, Ontario offers gender-neutral options for drivers’ licences and health cards but not for birth certificates.
“I am very optimistic,” Ferguson, who was born in Brantford, Ont., and grew up in Napanee, Ont., said Monday in a phone interview.