Abstract:Birth certificate data has been identified for its centrality in providing complete and accurate information on demographics, particularly as it relates to families. Often, however, these forms of data collection, are very much hetero-centric, re-embedding normative conceptualizations of identity, particularly as it relates to sex, gender and sexuality. Modes of demographic data collection, such as that of the birth certificate, do not allow for the fluidity and multiplicity of gender and sexual identities tha… Show more
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