New Jersey made history this month by becoming the fourth state in the nation to create an alternative option on its birth certificates beyond male and female. Starting Feb. 1, there is a new ...

New Jersey birth certificates will now include a third, non-binary label come Feb. 1, under a new law that expands transgender rights in the Garden State. News 12 Staff Jan 5, 2019, 12:47 AM ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Adults adopted as children have new rights in New Jersey, thanks to a law that Gov. Chris Christie signed Tuesday. Beginning in 2017, they will be able to request an uncertified ...

The ability to change the gender on a birth certificate, greater access to free or reduced-cost breakfasts in schools and a smoking ban on public beaches are among the laws going into effect in ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Legislation has advanced that would make it easier for people who have changed their sex and names to get new birth certificates in New Jersey. The bill approved by a state ...