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. The petitioners -Zahhad, a trans man, and Ziya Paval, a trans woman -are believed to be Kerala's first openly transgender couple to have a biological child. Their journey to parenthood captured national attention in February 2023 when Zahhad gave birth, a first for India's transgender community. Initially, the Kozhikode civic body issued a birth certificate listing Zahhad as the "mother" and Ziya as the "father," ignoring their self-identified genders. Their plea to be recognised solely as "parents" was denied, prompting them to move the high court for redress.P2...