wocinsolidarity: Image Reads:Why Do Transgender People Need Passports? 1) For those who can’
wocinsolidarity: Image Reads: Why Do Transgender People Need Passports? 1) For those who can’t afford or don’t want surgery: in many states the passport is the best (and sometimes only) way to have ID that accurately reflects their gender. 2) Passports count as two forms of identification: they are weighted more heavily than a license. You can use a passport as ID in place of a birth certificate in many cases, which in many states can be very difficult to change your gender on. They are good for 10 years from the date of issue. 3) Currently you need only a doctor’s note to change your gender on a passport. Not even a name change is necessary. You absolutely don’t need surgery: this is a rule established by the outgoing administration’s state department and can be changed easily by the new appointee. No voting, just gone. 4) You can get a passport with your current legal name and get it changed (within a year) for free: once your name change is official, you can apply to have your passport corrected. The state department has a form that you can use to get the replacement fee waived as long as you’re within that one year window. - from Trans Relief’s Twitter [X] This is why I did this step first. There is the possibility to have the cheaper option, a passport card. When the doctor writes the note, make sure they put “has completed treatment” for the 10 year, if they put “is being treated” you can only get the limited one. -- source link
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