NJ MVC Updates Gender Declaration Policy

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http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/PressReleases/archives/2009/042709.htm

(TRENTON) – New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington today announced that customers who are preparing to undergo sexual reassignment will be permitted to change the gender status of their New Jersey Driver License to reflect the new gender that they have begun to identify with prior to surgery. The policy update reflects the understanding that sexual reassignment is an extended process for the transgender community.

"This simple update to MVC policy recognizes that many individuals begin presenting as their new gender long before surgery ever occurs," said Harrington. "Our decision provides a more fair and consistent policy that will allow transgender customers to properly reflect the gender with which they identify."

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