GOP banned trans people from updating their drivers' licenses using sneaky "behind the scenes" moves[/b]
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/gop-banned-trans-people-from-updating-their-drivers-licenses-using-sneaky-behind-the-scenes-moves/ 🔗Faefyx Collington (10 April 2026)
Transgender Wyoming residents will no longer be able to update the gender marker on their driver's license due to a quiet behind the scenes change, Transistics reports.
While trans Wyomingites have been able to obtain accurate driver's licenses in the state since at least 2019, a combination of laws and policies means that is no longer the case. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (DOT) will now require an amended birth certificate to update a gender marker, rather than simply providing letters from a medical provider — a recent state law has made it impossible for trans people to get an amended birth certificate.
While Kansas invalidated trans drivers' licenses with a well-publicized bill and letters to residents telling them their licenses were revoked, Wyoming's changes have quietly occurred behind the scenes. A series of dominoes fell without people noticing, leading to this situation.
Back in 2020, the Wyoming Supreme Court heard a case from a trans woman, known as MH, who wanted to update the gender marker on her birth certificate. In a 4-1 decision, the court ruled in MH's favor, saying that lower courts could hear and grant petitions for such updates to birth certificates.
