Mistreatment by the DLD
Posted by QSaltLake Staff on Mar 29, 2012
http://qsaltlake.com/2012/03/29/mistreatment-in-the-dld/ The following is an experience of mistreatment that Krystal Etsitty received at a Utah Driver's License Division location. To share your experience and help in a needs assessment survey about the gender queer community of Utah, go to
tinyurl.com/6tuqlw2.
I decided to renew my driver's license on Valentine's Day this year so I went down to the West Valley office at 2780 W. 4700 south. To get myself ready, I logged onto the Driver License Division website to know exactly what type of documentation I would need. I got everything ready and had all the paperwork filled out to make the whole process go that much faster. I walked in and handed the documents to the employee who took my picture.
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He came back with a woman, who I assumed was his supervisor. She told me I could not have a license, "looking like that."
"What is wrong with me?" I asked, starting to register the shock.
"Your makeup is what's wrong. You're a male and males don't look like this," she said.
