The Prep Work I'm Doing To Get A Passport Under New State Department Rules
Pam's House Blend
by: Autumn Sandeen
Sun Dec 05, 2010 at 15:15:00 PM EST


http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18147/the-prep-work-im-doing-to-get-a-passport-under-new-state-department-rules


The first, and most difficult part, has been getting a letter I needed form one of the five types of physicians (psychiatrists, internists, endocrinologists, gynecologists, and urologists) written in a format the State Department accepts, spelling out my gender is female. Heck, the State Department has lots of requirements for this letter -- It must be a signed original statement, on office letterhead, from a patient's attending medical physician, that must include the following:

Take Two On The Prep Work I'm Doing To Get A Passport Under New State Department Rules
by: Autumn Sandeen
Tue Dec 07, 2010 at 08:00:00 AM EST

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/18153/take-two-on-the-prep-work-im-doing-to-get-a-passport-under-new-state-department-rules

Apparently, I've got it wrong on passports for transgender people. Geez, I was wrong...what a surprise there!

Seriously, my friend Abby, who in the brick-and-mortar world is an attorney, left this comment in the Pam's House Blend thread for the The Prep Work I'm Doing To Get A Passport Under New State Department Rules diary.

Her comment:

    I think you are misreading the State Department's new gender change policy. The policy states:

        A full validity U.S. passport will be issued reflecting a new gender upon presentation of the following: A signed original statement, on office letterhead, from the attending medical physician (internist, endocrinologist, gynecologist, urologist or psychiatrist) * * * stating the applicant has had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to the new gender ....