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| Region | Massachusetts |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since July of 2024, transgender people in Massachusetts are no longer required to undergo medical intervention in order to change their legal gender. Drivers licenses are also able to be changed under this law. |
| Sources | https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter140 https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-for-sex-of-the-subject https://www.mass.gov/how-to/change-information-on-your-drivers-license-or-id-card https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammar of entry; making it easier to read
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| Description | As of July 2024, people born in Massachusetts no longer require medical intervention. Meaning there is no restrictions on getting a birth certificate amended. Drivers licenses are able to be changed also under this law, have to make an appointment and file an application before going to a local RMV. | Since July of 2024, transgender people in Massachusetts are no longer required to undergo medical intervention in order to change their legal gender. Drivers licenses are also able to be changed under this law. |
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| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | As of July 2024, people born in Massachusetts no longer require medical intervention. Meaning there is no restrictions on getting a birth certificate amended. Drivers licenses are able to be changed also under this law, have to make an appointment and file an application before going to a local RMV. |
| Sources | https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter140 https://www.mass.gov/how-to/amend-a-birth-certificate-for-sex-of-the-subject https://www.mass.gov/how-to/change-information-on-your-drivers-license-or-id-card https://www.mass.gov/doc/learners-permit-drivers-license-and-id-card-application/download |