It's an outrage. [/s]
Birth certificates specify “male” or “femelle” for infant’s sex. There is a space for “mère” and “père”.
This is a radical departure from French tradition and culture.
Mme. Taubira is the second most hated woman in France, after “ first mistress “ Valerie Trieweiler aka “la Rottweiller” who is presently clawing her way into TV via her powerful “companion” President François Hollande. She is trying to force her own TV show.