I haven’t started the process of changing my name and gender marker on any of my documents yet. Between having my birth certificate from a very anti-trans state, and now the Supreme Court allowing the government to deny us changing our gender markers on passports, is there even a point in me trying to change my documents? I feel like, best case scenario I have a mix of updated and out-of-date documents, which feels like it would just create more confusion and difficulty.

  • Lumelore (She/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 days ago

    I got my new birth certificate in September this year so it is still possible, although I’m in a blue state (Minnesota). You should still be able to get a court order to change your name at least, and maybe sex but that really depends on your state. Even though you can’t update federal documents now, you should still be able to use those court orders later.

    Also if you have mismatching info you can use the court orders to show what’s correct. I did that when I got my passport last year since I only had my name change order at the time so I didn’t bother to get a new birth certificate then.