Florida barring gender changes on driver's license puts trans residents at risk, critics say

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Transgender Floridians can no longer change the listed gender on their driver licenses.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles quietly announced the change in a memo late last week sent to county tax collectors, where state residents can get licenses.

Previously, Florida residents could change their gender marker by submitting either a court order for a name change or an official physicians letter for proof of gender transition treatment, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality.

NCTE spokesperson Ash Orr, who uses he or they pronouns, said the new ban adds to Florida's long list of harmful policies that target the transgender people. ...............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/30/florida-transgender-drivers-license-change/72409088007/

[SarahD]

1. Opportunity for cops to hassle people.

"Says here yer a boy. How come you look like a girl? Did you steal someone's identity?"