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Changing your IDs to reflect your correct gender marker is a time consuming and potentially costly process varying state-by-state. It's something that can cause quite a bit of undue stress. Needless to say, when the mission is accomplished loads of relief is felt. I wouldn't wish the experience on anyone, but if you have to do it, I wish you much success. It is something that is definitely earned, not given. I don't know if many people who don't have to do it quite understand that. Something to consider as we do our best to be good to one another ❤️

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mittfh

It doesn't help that in many international jurisdictions, different bits of documentation have different requirements for changing gender. In the UK, I believe the process for passports and driving licenses is mainly bureaucratic, but to change your legal gender requires a formal diagnosis of gender dysphoria (there are only a handful of clinics which can do that, and their waiting lists are measured in years), living as your true gender for two years, compiling evidence to support this, and submitting it to a Gender Recognition Panel who make the decision on whether to issue a Gender Recognition Certificate and a new birth certificate. There was a consultation a few years ago with the aim of simplifying the process, and when it was revealed the majority of responses were supportive, the gender critical lobby got very vocal; and with a change in government, the process was stopped and a statement issued to the effect of the government thinks the current process is fine and there's no need to change it.

Christian Beranek

Thank you for your comment! Some of the states here in the US have a similar long path and often require full GRS to change your birth certificate while others are very progressive and work with you to get you where you need to be. Shame we can't find a way to streamline things in both our countries to make things easier and more conductive to well-being.