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Dublin ? The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has said today it anticipates the High Court will tomorrow affirm the right of an individual who has undergone gender reassignment to be recognised as female on her birth certificate.
USI said it anticipated the ruling to be consistent with Ireland?s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights which it adopted in 2003.
The wider implication of the expected ruling is that all Irish public bodies which fail to recognise the gender of reassigned individuals are acting unlawfully and can no longer hide behind constitutional objections.
?Expectations are that the High Court will find that the State must recognise the correct gender of a reassigned individual ? in this case Dr Foy,? said USI president Richard Morrisroe.