THE POLICY LANDSCAPE

Rights, restrictions & the places between.

Sources retrieved

Trans Policy Atlas data: Transitics' CATPALM (built by Aleksandra Vaca, a member of the Trans Data Initiative team) and the team's own research.

COLLECTION

Identity documents

Changing a birth-certificate gender marker

50 states + D.C.

Jurisdiction of birth; requirements may differ for minors.

Alabama: Allowed; Requires Name Change, Court Order, & Proof of SurgeryAlaska: Allowed; Requires Some Medical Treatment or Court OrderArizona: Allowed; Requires Court Order or Proof of SurgeryArkansas: Allowed; Requires Name Change, Court Order, & Proof of SurgeryCalifornia: Allowed; No Requirements; Issues Court Orders for Residents Born ElsewhereColorado: Allowed; No RequirementsConnecticut: Allowed; Requires Some Medical Treatment; Issues Court Orders for Residents Born ElsewhereDelaware: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentDistrict of Columbia: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentFlorida: BannedGeorgia: Allowed; Requires Name Change, Court Order, & Proof of SurgeryHawaii: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentIdaho: BannedIllinois: Allowed; No Requirements; Issues Court Orders for Residents Born ElsewhereIndiana: BannedIowa: BannedKansas: BannedKentucky: Allowed; Requires Name Change & Proof of SurgeryLouisiana: Allowed; Requires Court Order & Proof of SurgeryMaine: Allowed; No RequirementsMaryland: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentMassachusetts: Allowed; No RequirementsMichigan: Allowed; No RequirementsMinnesota: Allowed; Requires Some Medical Treatment or Court OrderMississippi: Allowed; Requires Court OrderMissouri: Allowed; Requires Name Change, Court Order, & Proof of SurgeryMontana: Allowed; No RequirementsNebraska: Allowed; Requires Name Change & Proof of SurgeryNevada: Allowed; Requires Medical Records or a Statement of CorroborationNew Hampshire: Allowed; Requires Court OrderNew Jersey: Allowed; No Requirements; Issues Court Orders for Residents Born ElsewhereNew Mexico: Allowed; No RequirementsNew York: Allowed; No RequirementsNorth Carolina: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender Identity, Updated Passport, or Updated NC Driver's LicenseNorth Dakota: Allowed; Requires Proof of SurgeryOhio: Allowed; Requires Court OrderOklahoma: BannedOregon: Allowed; No RequirementsPennsylvania: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentRhode Island: Allowed; No RequirementsSouth Carolina: Allowed; Requires Court OrderSouth Dakota: BannedTennessee: BannedTexas: BannedUtah: Allowed; Requires Court OrderVermont: Allowed; No RequirementsVirginia: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentWashington: Allowed; No RequirementsWest Virginia: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender IdentityWisconsin: Allowed; Requires Court Order & Proof of SurgeryWyoming: BannedALAKAZCOFLGAINKSMEMNNCNDOKPASDTXWYMOWVILNMARCAHIIAKYMIMSMTNHNYOHORTNUTVAWAWINESCIDNVVTLAMARICTNJDEMDDC
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Access / protection recognized14
Conditions / barriers27
Restriction reported10
Colors summarize the source’s description. Court limits, age and setting matter; read the state details. Territories are available in the state selector.

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.