A few weeks back I commented on the ludicrous idea that radical homosexual activists were using to bring same sex marriage to New York City. When they couldn't get voters to approve it, or an activist court to back it, their idea was just to "change the definition of who a person is."
By being able to alter a birth certificate to say whatever gender one "felt" they were, you could easily - without the need for silly thing like voters getting involved - more or less usurp said voters and force a redefined state of marriage upon society.
It appears that the city's health department - which had originally floated the idea - has now backed away from it.
This is wisdom...