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 driver’s-license gender marker

50 states + D.C.

Issuing jurisdiction; an amended out-of-state document may affect eligibility.

Alabama: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate or Proof of SurgeryAlaska: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentArizona: Allowed; Requires Some Medical TreatmentArkansas: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth CertificateCalifornia: Allowed; No RequirementsColorado: Allowed; No Requirements For Adults, Requires Certification of Gender Identity For MinorsConnecticut: Allowed; No RequirementsDelaware: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender IdentityDistrict of Columbia: Allowed; No RequirementsFlorida: BannedGeorgia: Allowed; Requires Court Order or Proof of SurgeryHawaii: Allowed; No RequirementsIdaho: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate (Not Issued)Illinois: Allowed; No RequirementsIndiana: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate (Not Issued)Iowa: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate (Not Issued) or Passport (Not Issued)Kansas: BannedKentucky: Allowed; Requires Court Order, Amended Birth Certificate, or Proof of SurgeryLouisiana: Allowed; Requires Proof of SurgeryMaine: Allowed; No RequirementsMaryland: Allowed; No RequirementsMassachusetts: Allowed; No RequirementsMichigan: Allowed; No RequirementsMinnesota: Allowed; No RequirementsMississippi: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth CertificateMissouri: Allowed; Requires Court Order or Proof of SurgeryMontana: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate or Certification of Gender IdentityNebraska: Allowed; Requires Proof of SurgeryNevada: Allowed; No RequirementsNew Hampshire: Allowed; No RequirementsNew Jersey: Allowed; No RequirementsNew Mexico: Allowed; No RequirementsNew York: Allowed; No RequirementsNorth Carolina: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender Identity, Updated Passport, Amended Birth Certificate, or Court OrderNorth Dakota: Allowed; Requires Certification of Social TransitionOhio: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender IdentityOklahoma: BannedOregon: Allowed; No RequirementsPennsylvania: Allowed; No RequirementsRhode Island: Allowed; No RequirementsSouth Carolina: Allowed; Requires Name Change & Court Order or Name Change & Amended Birth CertificateSouth Dakota: Allowed; Requires Court Order & Certification of Gender IdentityTennessee: BannedTexas: BannedUtah: Allowed; Requires Court OrderVermont: Allowed; No RequirementsVirginia: Allowed; No RequirementsWashington: Allowed; No RequirementsWest Virginia: Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender IdentityWisconsin: Allowed; Requires Court Order or Some Medical TreatmentWyoming: Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate (Not Issued)ALAKAZCOFLGAINKSMEMNNCNDOKPASDTXWYMOWVILNMARCAHIIAKYMIMSMTNHNYOHORTNUTVAWAWINESCIDNVVTLAMARICTNJDEMDDC
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Access / protection recognized21
Conditions / barriers25
Restriction reported5
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.