In 2006 New York City announced that it was moving forward with a plan to allow transgender residents to change the sex listed on their birth certificates if they had lived in their adopted gender for at least two years; no physiological change or medical authorization would be required. How is New York City defining gender?
A) New York is separating gender from sex.
B) New York is treating gender as something immutable, or something you are born with.
C) New York is accepting the principle of human sexual dimorphism.
D) New York is taking an essentialist approach.
E) New York is assuming that gender is stable over time.

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By allowing individuals to change the sex listed on their birth certificates based on their gender identity rather than their biological sex, New York City is separating gender from sex. This approach recognizes that gender is a social construct that is not necessarily tied to one's biology or physiology.

In 2006 New York City Announced That It Was Moving