Gender Marker/ Name Change

[gdb820]

To legally change your gender marker and name, do you have to go through the state in which you were born? or can you do it through the state in which you are a resident of....
thanks

[Ms.Behavin]

Generally in the state your a resident of Via courts, though some states, such as california offer other options.

Beni

[Mister]

your birth certificate must be changed in the state you were born.  depending on where you live, you may be able to change you DL separately.

[Renate]

To summarize, in the US:

Name change must be done where you reside, see Changing legal name in the US
Change of gender marker on a dirver's license must be done at the issuer, see Changing sex on driver's licenses in the US
Change of birth certificate (name or gender marker) must be done by your birth state, see Changing sex on birth certificates in the US

Name change is basically a right (protected under the 14th amendment).
Changing gender markers on birth certificates and driver's licenses varies from:

• Impossible
• Requires proof of SRS
• Requires proof of some surgery
• Requires a therapist's letter
• Requires just asking nicely

For those not in the US:

Name change
Changing sex on driver's licenses
Changing sex on birth certificates

[darius82501]

• Requires just asking nicely

Renate, hilarious!!!

So, I was born in Nebraska and they want a receipt of a notarized affidavit from the physician that performed GRS, and a certified copy of an order of name change. So what exactly does GRS mean? Just top surgery or do you have to have both?
AND
The evidence from which the new certificate is prepared and the original certificate of birth shall be available for inspection only upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction. Does this mean they will seal the record? Can I have the records sealed?

Anyone?

[Jasonk16]

My cousin told me that his friend who now lives in New York City has to move back to CO for at least a year, hire a lawyer and take the state to court to change his gender marker on his birth cirtificate

That doesn't seem fair at all.

That's a lot of time out of your life to take to do that..also I was born in CO and only lived there for like 3 months if that after being born.

I would hate to have to go live there for like 2 years to do that when I never even really lived there.


Ugh.

[mickie88]

Darius, to change your gender marker you can have top surgery, a hysto or both, and you should be fine, me since i'm in Ohio i'm completely screwed. i may not want surgery and i sure can't afford it right now if ever.

[oniRyan]

To summarize, in the US:

--- snip ---

Changing gender markers on birth certificates and driver's licenses varies from:

• Impossible
• Requires proof of SRS
• Requires proof of some surgery
• Requires a therapist's letter
• Requires just asking nicely

sorta not the case if you're intersexed, but I'm a rather unusual FTM (do not wish to be legally female... married to a woman... heterosexual marriage, despit discriminationI feel that's something I really should have been born with)

... changing my gender marker TO FEMALE (of all the lame things to do) because unless I do, medicare / medicaid refuses to pay for my claims / treatments since my charts all say female.

[LordKAT]

Ryan,
so change your medical records to male. I did.

[oniRyan]

Ryan,
so change your medical records to male. I did.

the doctors don't agree with that assesment though.

[LordKAT]

Go to a different clinic? I guess I didn't realize that medical records would be a problem. I just showed my drivers license and name change form. They changed to male and the name at the same time. It was Admin types who did that, not the doctors.

[oniRyan]

Go to a different clinic? I guess I didn't realize that medical records would be a problem. I just showed my drivers license and name change form. They changed to male and the name at the same time. It was Admin types who did that, not the doctors.

I don't have a name (legally) that is remotely resembling ryan (or even a male name)

.... another thing.... medicare / medicaid has REALLY LAME rules for certain procedures being billable / nightmare to get covered if you're listed as male but recieving treatments for ((( well... you get the idea... I'd rather not say the specific female stuff I see my doc for, or even think about it. )))

[LordKAT]

I well know the medicare/medicaid limitations. They don't cover trans stuff either.

[tacoma]

I believe the difficulty of the process differs greatly based on where you were born and the judge your case is presented to. I thank God everyday that I was born in Arizona! The process was as easy as filling out a piece of paper and paying $20 for a copy. This of course was accompanied by a letter from my top surgeon. In less than a month, it was done.

[Radar]

I have a question about medical records. I plan to keep myself as F on my health insurance until the internal plumbing is removed. However, for doctors where that's not necessary (like dentists, eye doctors, etc.) would putting down male be O.K.? When offices file insurance do they include your gender markers as well? Or just your name, SSN, insurance info and coding?

My insurance isn't technically supposed to cover anything GID related things, yet they still do. It covers my psychologist appointments and the insurance is filed to them as treating GID. They cover my blood work and T but it's coded as hypogonadism. Considering my hypogonadism treatment is for T- not a female hormone- I'd think that would stand out. So I'm curious how this all works.