Bengaluru, June 3 -- The Kerala high court on Monday ruled that a transgender couple can be listed simply as "parents", rather than "mother" and "father", on their child's birth certificate, in a decision that marks a significant moment in the legal recognition of non-traditional families and gender identity in official documents. The court directed Kozhikode municipal authorities to replace gendered parental terms with the gender-neutral designation "parent" for both individuals. P2

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