According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, burdensome requirements and prohibitive costs prevent the majority of transgender individuals from obtaining accurate identity documents.Service of process is an essential part of any lawsuit.
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The processes by which an individual can change the gender marker on their driver's license and/or birth certificate to accurately reflect their gender identity are governed by state laws and administrative policies and often include intrusive and outdated requirements, such as proof of sex reassignment surgery and court orders.
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We will update this map as the case progresses. The ACLU of West Virginia is suing to restore this right.
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West Virginia's state code clearly lays out a process for correcting birth certificates, but a 2020 court ruling is currently preventing people from updating the gender marker on their birth certificate. In April 2022, the state passed a law, the first of its kind in the country, banning the use of an "X" marker or anything other than male or female. Oklahoma has issued at least one nonbinary marker on a birth certificate (Oct 2021), but the state’s Governor then issued Executive Order 2021-24 (Nov 2021) to prevent such options and to prevent any gender marker changes at all. This map will be updated as the case progresses. In May 2022, however, the state department of health issued an "emergency order" banning any changes under any circumstances, in defiance of the court order. Montana's 2021 law requires a court order and proof of surgery before granting an updated birth certificate, but in April 2022, a court issued a temporary injunction of the law, ordering the state to revert to its previous (good) process. *NOTES (and cl ick the "Citations & More Information" button below the map legend for more information on every state): territories are not available, and so cannot be reflected here. Estimates of the LGBTQ adult population in the five inhabited U.S.
*Note: These percentages reflect estimates of the LGBTQ adult population living in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Percent of Adult LGBTQ Population Covered by Laws "Equality Maps: Identity Document Laws and Policies.". According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, burdensome requirements and prohibitive costs prevent the majority of transgender individuals from obtaining accurate identity documents.įor more information, please see the National Center for Transgender Equality's Identity Documents Center. In August 2019, Illinois passed legislation to implement gender-neutral markers, but due to the state's contract with an outside technology company, these options may not be available until 2024. However, in September 2019, the state's attorney general blocked this option, and in March 2020 issued an official opinion preventing gender-neutral options from ever being allowed unless the state passes legislation explicitly permitting them. In March 2019, Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) announced that gender-neutral markers on driver's licenses would become available in October 2019. *NOTES (and click "Read the State-by-State Statutes" for more info about every state): This map's categories were developed in conversation with the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and based on their driver's license process grading system, available here. This map examines the variation in state policies regarding both the process of changing one's gender marker, as well as the gender marker options available in a given state. However, many states have not yet modernized their policy or process, making it significantly challenging for transgender people to access identification that matches their gender identity and protects their safety. The ease of the process to change gender markers is independent of how many gender options (i.e., male, female, nonbinary) are available. Additionally, states may allow individuals to identify as something other than male or female on their driver's licenses. Accurate and consistent gender markers on identity documents helps transgender people gain access to public spaces and resources, as well as dramatically reducing the risk they will face violence, discrimination, or harassment. Many transgender people choose to update the gender marker on their identity documents so that it matches their gender identity. Driver’s license policies govern the process by which a person can change the gender marker on their driver’s license.