Delaware

The current record for Delaware in each policy area of the atlas.

Delaware: the current record in each policy area
Policy area	Policy reported	Rating (Transitics)	Captured
Birth certificatesIdentity documents	Conditions / barriers Allowed; Requires Some Medical Treatment	Rating: Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Driver’s licensesIdentity documents	Conditions / barriers Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender Identity	Rating: Highly Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Nonbinary recognitionIdentity documents	Conditions / barriers Recognised on IDs Only	Rating: Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Bathrooms & facilitiesDaily life	Access / protection recognized Bathroom Access Protected	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Youth gender-affirming careHealth care	Access / protection recognized Shield Executive Order Signed	Rating: Highly Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Medicaid coverageHealth care	Access / protection recognized Explicit Coverage	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Sports participationDaily life	No restriction reported No Restrictions	Rating: Neutral	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Care in prisonsIncarceration	Access / protection recognized Provides Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy & Surgeries	Rating: Most Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Prison housingIncarceration	Conditions / barriers Placement Determined Case-By-Case	Rating: Progressive	Captured: Sep 13, 2026
Legal sex definitionsLegal recognition	No restriction reported No statewide legal definition of sex found		Captured: Sep 22, 2026

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.

Dated records

February 2, 2017 Source-reported date

Allowed; Requires Some Medical Treatment

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Birth certificates · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · Delaware Vital Statistics Gender Reassignment Packet(opens another site)
June 19, 2013 Source-reported date

Bathroom Access Protected

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Bathrooms & facilities · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · DE Code Title 6 Chapter 45(opens another site)
November 10, 2011 Source-reported date

Allowed; Requires Certification of Gender Identity

Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.

Driver’s licenses · Date basis: Transitics source-reported Since date. Captured September 13, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · Delaware DMV Request for Gender Change Form(opens another site)PDF, external

All dated records for Delaware

Legislation

The atlas tracks 6 bills for Delaware. See the list.

Delaware on the state pages of this site