Lambda Law, LGBTQ+ Organization that provides services to peopleAs of January 31, the Trump administration pointed out that the Social Security Bureau ordered to stop the gender marker update related to his record.
Those who support trans equality, a transportation group, point out: Social security benefits do not depend on sexuality. But when applying for Medicare, Medicaid or Obamacare Health Insurance through the market, the group said.
Driver’s license or RealID update
These are status documents, so you can update your name and/or gender marker. Through the local automobile department. According to the state You have to change your name Social security card Before requesting a driver’s license or a name update for REALID.
Update of birth certificate
You have your name and gender marker California Public Health Department. To update your name, you need a court order.but It’s not a gender marker update. Trans -equality advocates Detailed guide Request a change of birth certificate.
Passport update
You can update your name in your passport US State Department. The federal document is currently applied Trump’s January 20 Administrative OrderTherefore, in the federal document, the name is still possible, but the application that uses the gender marker or “X” is not.
Marriage certificate update
If you have public marriage, you can update The name or gender marker of the Marriage Certificate and the Marriage Certificate. If you were Confidential marriageYou can update your marriage certificate County Recorder’s Office I issued a certificate.
How long does it take to change my name or gender marker?
According to the state, the decision period for the judge to change the name and the gender recognition order is 6 weeks. But in many cases, this can be diverse, Levy said.
And if the court order is approved, “each individual document takes different time,” Levy said. “So California’s birth certificate takes about four months. … Usually with social security, you do so and receive a new card by mail in two weeks. ”
How much does my name and/or gender marker change the cost?
The change of names and gender markers can be an expensive process that only receives a part of the following costs.
Should I circulate my name in a local newspaper?
no. If it is changing Your name according to your gender identityYou do not need to print your name change to the newspaper. Parents who want to change their children’s name would.
What should I do if my safety is worried?
Court documents are usually open records. You are in the main witness program Safe address confidential maintenance programYou can ask you to keep your name change secret. Ask your district court.
Should I be a specific age to update my name or gender marker?
People are under 18 years old and in California Parent Change your name and gender marker in your main ID.
Young people can also use their preferred names and pronouns in public schools. You must show a legal document. KQED has a guide to explain the rights of trans students at the open K – 12 school.
What is happening at the federal level?
Several lawsuits It has already been submitted in response to Trump’s many administrative orders. US Citizen Freedom Union On behalf of the transgender, on behalf of sexual intercourse and non -binary, aiming at the president’s administrative order, who declares only two sex of men and women. And to legal experts in this field, “It’s very difficult to catch up with new guidelines that often contradict, even as a widespread lawyer in this space.”
“The legal situation has changed so confused and fast.”
Right now Federal Document of Vision It is still valid, like the right name, such as “X” for Americans without gender and a passport with gender markers.
So what should Trans, Intersex and Non -Biny Americans do now about federal documents? Lambda Law Regular updated pages with guidelines The most important thing for those who want to change your ID and document is that people urge them to seek legal advice on their own individual situations.
Lambda Legal asks people to submit a new passport application, gender marker renewal or change or a statement marker update request to the Social Security Bureau. But Levy said that many people in the community mistakenly read the guidelines not to apply for your change. name In this document.
“According to the State Department, the official guidelines of the passport management bureau must still be updated for passports and social security,” they said.
“There are so many fear. Levy, which urged people to share only social media or proven information about others, there is a wrong panic. “Unfortunately, people have a lot of wrong information in the transition because they don’t know what information is valid or what is not valid.
“Three weeks from now, all this information may be wrong. What I can do is to provide the latest accurate information now. ”
Where can people find support and resources for document changes?
The positive of identification of identification The Daum Clinic with Alexis Levy will be in the South San Francisco Library on March 29, which is used to be born or married in the Lord if you live in California or if you live outside the Lord.
Other organizations that provide advice in this field:
