Virgin Islands... allowing trans & intersex people to change their gender marker

[Jessica_Rose]

Virgin Islands make history by allowing trans & intersex people to change their gender markers

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/virgin-islands-make-history-by-allowing-trans-intersex-people-to-change-their-gender-markers/ 🔗

Greg Owen (15 Oct 2025)

U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. (D) submitted a bill to the legislature last year that would have allowed trans and intersex people in the territory to change the gender marker on their official documents. The measure didn't advance past a committee hearing.

So, last Wednesday, the governor enacted the policy anyway by signing an executive order, making the change to USVI policy. His order marked the first instance ever of official recognition of trans people in the territory, according to Transitics.

"Virgin Islanders have reached out to our administration seeking a way to have their documents reflect who they truly are," Gov. Bryan said in a statement following the signing ceremony. "This Executive Order provides a fair and compassionate process where none existed before. It ensures that our government recognizes and respects the lived realities of all our residents."

Intersex Virgin Islanders and trans individuals with a court order stating they've had "surgical, hormonal, or other treatment for the purpose of gender transition," can now easily revise the gender markers on both their birth certificates and government-issued ID cards.