GOP Blocks Transgender Driver’s License Updates Through Stealth Tactics
Wyoming transgender residents are now unable to update the gender marker on their driver’s licenses due to a quiet policy change by the Department of Transportation. Previously, a medical provider’s letter sufficed, but a new law requires an amended birth certificate, which is now impossible to obtain for transgender individuals. This stems from the “What is a Woman Act,” which narrowly defines sex and restricts vital statistics from identifying individuals by anything other than their sex assigned at birth. Consequently, the state agency will no longer update gender markers on birth certificates for transgender people, impacting their ability to obtain accurate identification.
John Q. Hosedrinker