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To change the gender marker on a birth certificate, the applicant must submit to the Department of Public Health two completed forms—the "Affidavit and Certificate of Correction Request" and the "Declaration of Gender Transition/Intersex Condition"— and the pay the $15 fee.
Tennessee will not change the sex on a birth certificate under any circumstances. [51] [52] [53] In December 2020, a federal judge invalidated an unconstitutional departmental rule banning sex changes on an individual's birth certificate within Ohio. [54] In 2022, Oklahoma became the second state to ban legal gender marker change on birth ...
Most states permit the name and sex to be changed on a birth certificate, either by amending the existing birth certificate or by issuing a new one, although some require medical proof of sex reassignment surgery to do so. Tennessee will not change the sex on a birth certificate at all, under any circumstances.
Only 11 states currently allow a change to a birth certificate based solely on a person's declaration of their gender identity, which is what the plaintiffs are seeking in Tennessee.
Kansas will no longer change transgender people's birth certificates to reflect their gender identities, the state health department said Friday, citing a new law that prevents the state from ...
As of September 2018, no documentation or surgery is needed to change a gender marker on NYC birth certificates, and birth certificates may be amended to use an "X" gender marker. [232] As of January 2023, [233] New York State birth certificates may be corrected to show an "X" gender designation. Parents may do this on behalf of a child under 16.
Before 2016, the Ohio Department of Health allowed transgender people to change their birth certificate, but the department changed the policy, which precipitated a federal lawsuit.
On 13 March 2004, amendments to the Mexico City Civil Code that allow transgender people to change their gender and name on their birth certificates, took effect. [207] [208] In September 2008, the PRD-controlled Mexico City Legislative Assembly approved a law, in a 37–17 vote, making gender changes easier for transgender people. [209]