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Among Indigenous peoples of the Americas previous to European colonization, a variety of Nations had revered ceremonial and social roles for homosexual, bisexual, and gender-nonconforming individuals of their communities; in many contemporary Native American and First Nations communities, these roles still exist. The phrase "sexual id" was used synonymous with "gender identification" regardless of some criticism from ILGA-Europe, who however still considered it an necessary step. On 12 July 2016, the National Assembly accepted a modified version of the bill which maintained the provisions outlawing psychiatrist certificates and proofs of sex reassignment surgical procedure, while additionally dropping the original invoice's provision of allowing self-certification of gender. In December 2019, the Court of Cassation ruled that international birth certificates that recognise similar-intercourse partners must be absolutely recognised in France. The regulation of December 2004 created the Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité (High Authority in opposition to Discrimination and for Equality). On 31 December 2015, the China Television Drama Production Industry Association posted new tips, including a ban on exhibiting LGBT relationships on tv. A resurgence of lesbian visibility was famous in 2009 when sexually fluid feminine celebrities, similar to Cynthia Nixon and Lindsay Lohan, commented brazenly about their relationships with ladies, and reality tv addressed identical-intercourse relationships.