LGBTQ+ People Are Preparing for the Worst

[Jessica_Rose]

LGBTQ+ People Are Preparing for the Worst

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lgbtq-people-are-preparing-for-the-worst/ar-AA1u4Zkv?ocid=windirect&cvid=e3d8567e621448f398180c8256205c2a&ei=40

Story by David Mack (14 Nov 2024)

Trans and nonbinary people are rushing to update or obtain documents like passports and state IDs to reflect their name and gender marker before the inauguration in case the new administration rolls back their ability to do so. Same-sex couples are bringing forward the dates of their marriages or looking at what legal documents they need to complete to serve as a fail-safe should the worst happen.

"People are definitely scared," said Amira Hasenbush, a California-based attorney who co-runs a practice with Alana Chazan that focuses on family law for the LGBTQ+ community. "I woke up Wednesday morning [after Election Day], and the first thing I did was send a text message to our staff, being like, 'Be ready. We're about to get very, very, very busy.'"

Two years ago, the State Department began offering people the choice to select X, F, or M as their gender marker on passports, and changing the gender marker does not require a physician's certification. But Trump campaigned on "establishing that the only genders recognized by the United States government are male and female, and they are assigned at birth." Hasenbush and Chazan, the California attorneys, both advised people to prioritize updating their federal documents, rather than their state ones, before any laws might change, and Advocates for Trans Equality offers a state-by-state online guide for those seeking to do so.

[Lori Dee]

Also note that according to the State Department website, some countries will not allow you to travel in their country with a gender marker of X.

Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/selecting-your-gender-marker.html

[Robbyv213]

Dang. I didn't even think about legal documents, all I was concerned with was being able to continue receiving gender affirming care and hormones.