So, my situation pretty much sucks. I was born in Puerto Rico despite having lived in the U.S. for most of my life and Puerto Rico does not allow trans people to change their gender markers. I'm wondering if anyone happens to know if I can change this legally in the U.S.?

Also, if my partner and I decide to have a baby, she would be getting pregnant artificially. So of course, I'm wondering that with my license saying I am male, and passport saying I'm male and social security saying the same thing, can I be put in the birth certificate?

Will I be faced with problems when all of those things say male, but my birth certificate says female?

I really hate this frekin situation. It's not fair. At least at this point, even with all these negatives staring me in the face, I am not doubting my transition.

I would also like to know this, because TN does not - at the present time - allow someone to change their gender marker on their birth certificate. This would definitely be useful information in the future.

I know I saw that too. Things are just unfair. It really sucks. That no matter what, we will always be the odd man out. I will just suck it up and see it this way. I saw myself as a lesbian before. Which meant no marriage, no rights with my partner. So I guess now it's just a waiting game for same-sex marriage...It is what it is.
The only thing that worries me is conflicting information. Like three major forms of documentation saying male, and then that god damn birth certificate saying female.

Now i'm not only jealous of people who are on T, I'm jealous of the ones who talk about changing their documents and getting married! lol Ay, and today alone I watched two vids of people talking about these things. The irony. I'm happy for them though. At least they get to move on with their lives. But some of us are stuck in this ->-bleeped-<-ty grey area.

Unless my memory is bad, naturalized citizens can change their US 'birth certificate'.

You can change gender in the US but that does not compel Pueto Rico to change their documents.

Further information here:

http://www.immigrationequality.org/issues/law-library/trans-manual/introduction-to-identity-documents/#3-2-changing-name-andor-gender-demarcation-on-immigration-related-identity-documents

Quote from: LordKAT on May 23, 2012, 06:07:49 PM
Unless my memory is bad, naturalized citizens can change their US 'birth certificate'.

You can change gender in the US but that does not compel Pueto Rico to change their documents.

Further information here:

http://www.immigrationequality.org/issues/law-library/trans-manual/introduction-to-identity-documents/#3-2-changing-name-andor-gender-demarcation-on-immigration-related-identity-documents

Doesn't being born in Puerto Rico make you a citizen just like if you were born in a U.S. State? If so, that means you wouldn't have a naturalization certificate and PR birth certificates function like a State's (and in a TG's case being born in PR is like being born in any of the States that don't let you change the sex on your BC).

My bad, I forgot Puerto Rico is a US territory.

According to this article, a MTF did have her gender changed on her Puerto Rican birth cert.

Quote from: LordKAT on May 23, 2012, 06:16:56 PM
My bad, I forgot Puerto Rico is a US territory.

According to this article, a MTF did have her gender changed on her Puerto Rican birth cert.

Yeah, I did see that one person was able to. But after that, they haven't allowed it. And from what I have read, Puerto Rico has become a dangerous place for the LGBT community. Especially Trans people.  I went to visit and I can tell you right now, I do not want to go back. It has become a piece of crap island. The people are rude, horrible driving, everything is tagged, and crime is terrible.