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| Region | Texas |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2024, Texas implemented a new policy change, preventing trans people from changing their legal gender. In 2025, Attorney Gen. Paxton reversed all gender marker changes for Birth certificates and Driver's licenses (includes permits and non-driver ID cards). |
| Sources | https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/#:~:text=Transgender%20Texans%20can%20no%20longer,birth%20certificates%20%7C%20The%20Texas%20Tribune https://transequality.org/documents/texas-identity-documents https://www.them.us/story/texas-trans-birth-certificate-gender-marker-change-ban https://guides.sll.texas.gov/identity-documents/correcting-errors#s-lg-box-34114730 https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2025/kp-0489.pdf https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/03/14/516069/its-unlawful-for-transgender-people-to-change-the-sex-on-their-ids-texas-ag-ken-paxton-says/?amp=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawJm1ydleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvJXbEwGwJ1jz9lIziIqd3A26DDsFTtKlL8nNLug8wQXejEXs6-6ohQ2xBBw_aem_KUP_DbMgp5JvzlCnhy9osA https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-03-14/transgender-texas-license-birth-illegal-ken-paxton-opinion |
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edited by qcksws. Added several more updated links, I feel this will be held to a court soon. It's not talked about enough
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| Description | In 2024, Texas implemented a new policy change, preventing trans people from changing their legal gender. | In 2024, Texas implemented a new policy change, preventing trans people from changing their legal gender. In 2025, Attorney Gen. Paxton reversed all gender marker changes for Birth certificates and Driver's licenses (includes permits and non-driver ID cards). |
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| Sources | https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/#:~:text=Transgender%20Texans%20can%20no%20longer,birth%20certificates%20%7C%20The%20Texas%20Tribune | https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/#:~:text=Transgender%20Texans%20can%20no%20longer,birth%20certificates%20%7C%20The%20Texas%20Tribune https://transequality.org/documents/texas-identity-documents https://www.them.us/story/texas-trans-birth-certificate-gender-marker-change-ban https://guides.sll.texas.gov/identity-documents/correcting-errors#s-lg-box-34114730 https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2025/kp-0489.pdf https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/03/14/516069/its-unlawful-for-transgender-people-to-change-the-sex-on-their-ids-texas-ag-ken-paxton-says/?amp=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawJm1ydleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvJXbEwGwJ1jz9lIziIqd3A26DDsFTtKlL8nNLug8wQXejEXs6-6ohQ2xBBw_aem_KUP_DbMgp5JvzlCnhy9osA https://www.kut.org/politics/2025-03-14/transgender-texas-license-birth-illegal-ken-paxton-opinion |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Sep 3, 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2024, Texas implemented a new policy change, preventing trans people from changing their legal gender. |
| Sources | https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/#:~:text=Transgender%20Texans%20can%20no%20longer,birth%20certificates%20%7C%20The%20Texas%20Tribune |