Current Version
| Region | Pennsylvania |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Aug 8, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under Pennsylvania’s new policy, which is similar to the process for updating gender markers on US passports, proof of sex reassignment surgery is no longer a requirement in changing one’s gender on their birth certificate. Individuals with a Pennsylvania birth certificate can update the gender by having their physician submit a letter stating that they have had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. Information about specific treatment is not required, but it can include counseling related to gender identity or living in accordance with their gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.alleghenycounty.us/files/assets/county/v/1/government/health/documents/lgbtq/gender-marker-changes.pdf http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/dl_forms/DL-32.pdf |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161116013155/http://equalitypa.org/pennsylvania-makes-it-easier-for-trans-people-to-change-birth-certificates/ | https://www.alleghenycounty.us/files/assets/county/v/1/government/health/documents/lgbtq/gender-marker-changes.pdf http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/dl_forms/DL-32.pdf |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Aug 8, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under Pennsylvania’s new policy, which is similar to the process for updating gender markers on US passports, proof of sex reassignment surgery is no longer a requirement in changing one’s gender on their birth certificate. Individuals with a Pennsylvania birth certificate can update the gender by having their physician submit a letter stating that they have had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition. Information about specific treatment is not required, but it can include counseling related to gender identity or living in accordance with their gender identity. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20161116013155/http://equalitypa.org/pennsylvania-makes-it-easier-for-trans-people-to-change-birth-certificates/ |