Gender Removal from the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)

[Christo]

Effective September 24, 2011, Social Security will no longer use gender as part of the SSNVS verification process.

http://www.ssa.gov/employer/w2news/

[JungianZoe]

http://www.ssa.gov/employer/w2news/

September 24, eh?  Well happy birthday to me!

[SandraJane]

SSA
Welcome to W-2 News, the electronic newsletter for employers who submit W-2s to Social Security.

Issue 2011-01
September 15, 2011

Changes for Tax Year 2011

Gender Removal from the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)



The verification of gender is an optional part of the verification process since the release of SSNVS in June 2005. Effective September 24, 2011, Social Security will no longer use gender as part of the SSNVS verification process.

[Janet_Girl]

Oooo. Ooooo  This is good news indeed.

[Stephe]

SSA
Welcome to W-2 News, the electronic newsletter for employers who submit W-2s to Social Security.

Issue 2011-01
September 15, 2011

Changes for Tax Year 2011

Gender Removal from the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS)



The verification of gender is an optional part of the verification process since the release of SSNVS in June 2005. Effective September 24, 2011, Social Security will no longer use gender as part of the SSNVS verification process.

What's even better news is they are working towards getting the SS administration to adopt the same standards as passports. This would make it much harder for states to require surgery for their ID's when you have a passport and SS card in the right gender.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Victory--Gender-No-Match-Letters-End.html?soid=1100409733839&aid=Nq4-dpwODDE

While we celebrate the end of gender no-match letters, the SSA still has an outdated policy for changing gender markers in SSA records. To change gender markers, SSA requires an unfair, unobtainable and unnecessary standard for transgender people that include proof of specific sex reassignment surgery. Mara Keisling says, "These requirements, particularly surgery, are far too expensive for many transgender people and present a major financial hurdle for a group of people who already face significantly high levels of under-employment and unemployment." NCTE will continue to work with the SSA to make changes to this policy so that transgender people are able to update their information with Social Security and ensure that they have equal access to the benefits Social Security provides.