Transgender people can now change gender marker on Michigan ID without surgery

[KimSails]

Transgender people can now change gender marker on Michigan ID without surgery

Brad Devereaux
March 18, 2016

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/transgender_people_can_now_cha.html


A small letter on Michigan driver's licenses — M or F — represents a barrier that is now easier for transgender people to clear.

The Secretary of State's change in policy this month allowing people to change the gender markers on their driver's license without first having surgery is a win for transgender people across Michigan, a supporter of the change says.

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I apologize if this has already been posted. As a Michigan resident, this is big news.  I've had the marker on my passport changed for a while.  But Michigan had previously required a birth certificate change in order to change the marker on a state drivers license.  And the birth certificate change required an affidavit from a surgeon.

Mod edit: Fixed to fit news format, cut the size of the excerpt (these are limited to 200 words)

[Dee Marshall]

Although I haven't lived there for longer than I like to admit, this is good to hear. Now if they would just reduce the restrictions on changing your birth certificate!

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