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| Region | Massachusetts |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Massachusetts requires a notarized statement proving that “the person has completed medical intervention, appropriate for that individual, for the purpose of permanent sex reassignment and is not of the sex recorded on the record. (Cited from NTCE)" All other documents are able to get apply freely and no other documentation is required. Minors under 18 will have to get parents approval. |
| Sources | https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-following-medical-intervention-for-the-purpose-of-sex-reassignment https://transequality.org/documents/state/massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/id/NameChangesforMinors/NCTE%20Minor%20Name%20Change%20Massachusetts.pdf https://www.glad.org/massachusetts-id/ |
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| Description | Massachusetts requires a notarized statement proving that “the person has completed medical intervention, appropriate for that individual, for the purpose of permanent sex reassignment and is not of the sex recorded on the record. (Cited from NTCE)" All other documents are able to get apply freely and no other documentation is required. Minors under 18 will have to get parents approval | Massachusetts requires a notarized statement proving that “the person has completed medical intervention, appropriate for that individual, for the purpose of permanent sex reassignment and is not of the sex recorded on the record. (Cited from NTCE)" All other documents are able to get apply freely and no other documentation is required. Minors under 18 will have to get parents approval. |
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| Sources | https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-following-medical-intervention-for-the-purpose-of-sex-reassignment https://transequality.org/documents/state/massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/id/NameChangesforMinors/NCTE%20Minor%20Name%20Change%20Massachusetts.pdf | https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-following-medical-intervention-for-the-purpose-of-sex-reassignment https://transequality.org/documents/state/massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/id/NameChangesforMinors/NCTE%20Minor%20Name%20Change%20Massachusetts.pdf https://www.glad.org/massachusetts-id/ |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Massachusetts requires a notarized statement proving that “the person has completed medical intervention, appropriate for that individual, for the purpose of permanent sex reassignment and is not of the sex recorded on the record. (Cited from NTCE)" All other documents are able to get apply freely and no other documentation is required. Minors under 18 will have to get parents approval |
| Sources | https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-following-medical-intervention-for-the-purpose-of-sex-reassignment https://transequality.org/documents/state/massachusetts https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/docs/id/NameChangesforMinors/NCTE%20Minor%20Name%20Change%20Massachusetts.pdf |