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| Region | Missouri |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people were already required to have gender-affirming surgery to change their gender id on birth certificates, but it was different for drivers licenses. Previously, for drivers licenses, transgender people were required to provide the signature of a physician, therapist or social worker to approve a change in gender designation. Now, transgender people are mandated to provide documentation of gender reassignment surgery or a court order. The change in policy is expected to have happened because of a controversy that erupted earlier this month over a transgender woman who used the women’s locker rooms at a private gym in Ellisville. |
| Sources | https://www.maryvilleforum.com/news/state_news/missouri-agency-quietly-made-it-harder-to-change-gender-marker-on-driver-s-licenses/article_de666136-d5dd-5d6b-aca9-7b8f34a7d027.html https://watermarkonline.com/2024/08/21/missouri-now-requires-proof-of-surgery-or-court-order-for-gender-changes-on-ids/ |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Aug 6, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Transgender people were already required to have gender-affirming surgery to change their gender id on birth certificates, but it was different for drivers licenses. Previously, for drivers licenses, transgender people were required to provide the signature of a physician, therapist or social worker to approve a change in gender designation. Now, transgender people are mandated to provide documentation of gender reassignment surgery or a court order. The change in policy is expected to have happened because of a controversy that erupted earlier this month over a transgender woman who used the women’s locker rooms at a private gym in Ellisville. |
| Sources | https://www.maryvilleforum.com/news/state_news/missouri-agency-quietly-made-it-harder-to-change-gender-marker-on-driver-s-licenses/article_de666136-d5dd-5d6b-aca9-7b8f34a7d027.html https://watermarkonline.com/2024/08/21/missouri-now-requires-proof-of-surgery-or-court-order-for-gender-changes-on-ids/ |