Kozhikode: The birth certificate of a baby, born to transgender couple Zahad and Ziya, was issued as per the hospital records, and their request for relaxation in recording the parents’ names will be considered after due consultation with legal experts, according to authorities.
The baby was born to Thiruvananthapuram native Zahad and Kozhikode native Ziya at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital on February 8. Though Zahad had given birth to the child, the couple wants to record Ziya’s name as the mother and Zahad as the father in the documents. The duo submitted applications to the Medical College Superintendent and the Health Minister for enabling the same.
“Their demand will be considered after consulting with legal experts,” the Superintendent of the Institute of Maternal & Child Health, Kozhikode Medical College, told Manorama News.
Meanwhile, Ziya rejected the statement of senior Indian Union Muslim League leader M K Muneer that those who believe that a trans-man had delivered a baby “live in a fool’s paradise”.
Ziya said they were living among carpers and hence it deserves no response. “We’re not living at the expense of those who say such things. Let them say anything. We’re not bothered,” Ziya said.
