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| Identification (ID) Document Changes | |
| NAMES, PRONOUNS, & SEX/GENDER ON ID DOCUMENTS | |
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If you have a specific pronoun and name that you wish others to use to identify you, that should be respected. Identification documents such as a birth certificate, social security card, passport, driver's license, and school records (among other documents) have a "M" for male or "F" for female to signify one's sex. If this sex/gender marker or your birth name no longer reflects your sex, gender identity and/or gender expression you may consider having them formally changed. Not everyone chooses to change their birth name or the sex/gender marker on their identification documents, though many do because it more accurately reflects who they are, and also to help avoid issues of discrimination and harassment. Depending on where you were born, as well as where you currently live, you may or may not be able to change all of your identity documents. Below are a number of resources and organizations you can contact for guidance, help, and to answer any questions you may have. |
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Sources of Authority to Amend Sex Designation on Birth Certificates (listed by state and updated October 2007) |
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ID Please: A Guide to Changing Your California and Federal Identity Documents to Match Your Gender Identity A guide, published by the Transgender Law Center (TLC), to help people navigate through the often times confusing process of getting identification documents that match your gender identity. It is Also, comprehensive links to forms for name and gender change in California: |
Identity Documents by the Sylvia Riveria Law Project |
Instructions and Forms for a Name Change in NYC Links to forms and instructions in English and in Spanish needed for name change in New York City, as well as additional information on birth certificate policy. |
Florida's Name Change Kit A guide, published in 2006 by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Equality Florida's Legal Advocacy Project, for trans individuals seeking to amend their identity documents to conform to their new legal name and gender designation. |
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Pennsylvania's Name Change Kit Updated in 2008 and created by Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, this guide is for trans individuals seeking to amend their identity documents to conform to their new legal name and gender designation. |
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TRANS ORGANIZATIONS FOR INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE |
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| National Center for Transgender Equality, Washington, DC (202) 903-0112 Email: NCTE@NCTEquality.org Website: www.nctequality.org |
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| Sylvia Riveria Law Project, New York, NY (212) 377-8550 E-mail: info@srlp.org Website: www.srlp.org |
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| The Transgender Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), Brooklyn, NY E-mail: info@transgenderlaw.org Website: www.transgenderlaw.org |
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Transgender Law Center (TLC), San Francisco, CA |
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