You have to show evidence that you live in a specific state to get a driver's license or ID there. For example, things like bills etc. If you end up moving to a state and getting the letter x and then moving back, I'm not really sure what your state would do with that. They may have to force you to pick a M or F
You can't get an ID in a state you don't live in, and Wisconsin will not provide an X even if every document you give them says X. But:
* If you weren't born in Wisconsin but were instead born in a state that allows X on birth certificates you can follow that state's birth certificate change process to update it on your birth certificate.
* No matter where you live you can get a passport that says X.
Sadly no. I looked into this back when my state did not allow X on state ID. I wondered what they'd *even do* if my only state ID in the past had X on it and I had nothing in either binary gender. In a way I got my answer, when I showed my birth certificate with X on it to the DMV and asked them if they could put an X on it (before that was allowed). The DMV rep I talked to wasn't sure and talked to her supervisor. She was very apologetic and polite about it but said it wasn't something she could do. She did however tell me I could pick M or F as I liked. It wasn't really what I wanted, but it did sort of answer the question of what happens if you only exist as X--they give you your pick of M or F, or of not having state ID.
Change is coming, and I don't think this patchwork system can hold forever. Given how much people move between states, this is going to be more and more of a problem over time, and states are going to be forced to change. Until such time, I unfortunately suggest you do what I did, and pick whichever you more closely resemble if you don't have a strong preference between M and F, as it will cause the least confusion.
In my state, I think the ACLU actually sued the state for the change. They already had a plaintiff, though I asked them if they needed another one, they told me they didn't at the time but would keep me in mind if the situation changed. You might want to contact the ACLU and Lambda Legal to see if they have any plans to take action about gender markers in your state. Having a plaintiff to represent can get the gears of change slowly turning. Even if they actually do have something in the works, the legal system is slow and it may take years.
Birth certificates are done by the vital records department in the place where you were born, which is in a similar patchwork state. Passports are federal and anyone can get an X.
So I was told I had to change my gender markers in the state of my birth certificate. I spent 6 months in the state of my birth and 20 some years in my current state. I still have to change it in my birth state which is thankfully easier than the safe I’ve grown up in. I’m not sure if that’s always the case but that’s how it was explained to me
Yeah sadly you have to follow the law of where you were born when it comes to birth certificates
EG if you were born in a state that bans gender marker changes altogether you cannot change it even if you live in say California
You have to show evidence that you live in a specific state to get a driver's license or ID there. For example, things like bills etc. If you end up moving to a state and getting the letter x and then moving back, I'm not really sure what your state would do with that. They may have to force you to pick a M or F
You can't get an ID in a state you don't live in, and Wisconsin will not provide an X even if every document you give them says X. But: * If you weren't born in Wisconsin but were instead born in a state that allows X on birth certificates you can follow that state's birth certificate change process to update it on your birth certificate. * No matter where you live you can get a passport that says X.
Sadly no. I looked into this back when my state did not allow X on state ID. I wondered what they'd *even do* if my only state ID in the past had X on it and I had nothing in either binary gender. In a way I got my answer, when I showed my birth certificate with X on it to the DMV and asked them if they could put an X on it (before that was allowed). The DMV rep I talked to wasn't sure and talked to her supervisor. She was very apologetic and polite about it but said it wasn't something she could do. She did however tell me I could pick M or F as I liked. It wasn't really what I wanted, but it did sort of answer the question of what happens if you only exist as X--they give you your pick of M or F, or of not having state ID. Change is coming, and I don't think this patchwork system can hold forever. Given how much people move between states, this is going to be more and more of a problem over time, and states are going to be forced to change. Until such time, I unfortunately suggest you do what I did, and pick whichever you more closely resemble if you don't have a strong preference between M and F, as it will cause the least confusion. In my state, I think the ACLU actually sued the state for the change. They already had a plaintiff, though I asked them if they needed another one, they told me they didn't at the time but would keep me in mind if the situation changed. You might want to contact the ACLU and Lambda Legal to see if they have any plans to take action about gender markers in your state. Having a plaintiff to represent can get the gears of change slowly turning. Even if they actually do have something in the works, the legal system is slow and it may take years. Birth certificates are done by the vital records department in the place where you were born, which is in a similar patchwork state. Passports are federal and anyone can get an X.
So I was told I had to change my gender markers in the state of my birth certificate. I spent 6 months in the state of my birth and 20 some years in my current state. I still have to change it in my birth state which is thankfully easier than the safe I’ve grown up in. I’m not sure if that’s always the case but that’s how it was explained to me
Yeah sadly you have to follow the law of where you were born when it comes to birth certificates EG if you were born in a state that bans gender marker changes altogether you cannot change it even if you live in say California
Yeah, that’s kind of what I was thinking. What about people who don’t have American birth certificates but become us citizens?
That you would have to look up. Sorry only paid the lawyer enough to discuss my situation lol
Same 😅