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| Region | Vermont |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | May 18, 2011 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Description | In 2011, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition and became the first state to provide it will explicitly stating surgery was not a requirement. However, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was required. |
| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/104/05112 https://web.archive.org/web/20110530093022/http://thetaskforceblog.org/2011/05/25/transgender-rights-victory-in-vermont/ https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/vermont-passes-law-providing-for-insurance-coverage-of-home-births-and-midwives-birth-certificate-changes-for-transgender-individuals |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding more info.
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| Start Date | 2011 | May 18, 2011 |
| Description | In 2011, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition but while surgery was not required, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was. | In 2011, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition and became the first state to provide it will explicitly stating surgery was not a requirement. However, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was required. |
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| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/104/05112 https://web.archive.org/web/20110530093022/http://thetaskforceblog.org/2011/05/25/transgender-rights-victory-in-vermont/ https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/vermont-passes-law-providing-for-insurance-coverage-of-home-births-and-midwives-birth-certificate-changes-for-transgender-individuals |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Correcting start year.
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| Start Date | 2014 | 2011 |
| Description | In 2014, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition but while surgery was not required, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was. | In 2011, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition but while surgery was not required, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was. |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | 2014 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Description | In 2014, Vermont provided for legal gender recognition but while surgery was not required, medical proof of “appropriate treatment” was. |
| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |