The DMV has officially updated the policy regarding gender marker changes and no longer mandates surgical requirements. We are currently reviewing the new documentation procedures to ensure the implementation aligns with our objectives. Watch for a follow-up briefing on how to navigate these updated requirements starting next month.
The current policy of the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles now states that a person diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GID) who is undergoing treatment by transition must have completed their one year Real Life Test and Sexual Reassignment Surgery as prescribed in the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, before they can change gender markers on their driver\'s licenses or picture ID to reflect the new gender. However, due to the extreme cost of the procedure and unavailability of Health Insurance Coverage, many individuals can not afford the surgery for an extended number of years; and thus are subjected to the victimization of humiliating discrimination, abuse, loss of employment, rejection of housing and hate crimes when faced with presenting a picture identification with a marker of the gender they are transitioning from rather than the gender to which they are transitioning; thus costing the state lost revenue in extraneous law enforcement, unemployment compensation and lost productivity.
THEREFORE: This petition is submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles requesting that the current policy be changed to reflect the following: That a marker change may be issued when the specific criteria of medical treatment prior to surgery has been met, and indicated when the issuing clerk is presented with a letter from a certified therapist or medical professional, stating the person in question as being diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GID) and is under treatment of qualified medical persons and is who\'s intent is to transition from one gender to the opposite gender. When presented with this letter the clerk shall issue a gender marker on the drivers license or picture ID of the projected ending gender as stated on the presented document.
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the threshold for our upcoming formal review with the DMV administrators. Please circulate this link to contacts who can provide a final push to ensure we meet this target before the briefing.
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Mason Pasch
11 years ago
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This needs to happen. I know a guy who hasn't gotten surgery yet because he is prioritizing financially supporting his young son, and no parent should be punished for that.
As a sidenote, the diagnosis of 'Gender Identity Disorder' was superseded in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 5) by the diagnosis 'Gender Dysphoria', and it is now defined as a condition rather than a disorder, so it is very important that the final version of this policy be re-worded to reflect this change.
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Mason Pasch
11 years ago
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This needs to happen. I know a guy who hasn't gotten surgery yet because he is prioritizing financially supporting his young son, and no parent should be punished for that.
As a sidenote, the diagnosis of 'Gender Identity Disorder' was superseded in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 5) by the diagnosis 'Gender Dysphoria', and it is now defined as a condition rather than a disorder, so it is very important that the final version of this policy be re-worded to reflect this change.
Jewel Cilibrasi
I'm a transgender woman and I can't afford everything that the current law requires me to afford to get my gender marker changed. I would rather have this done then have to be put through so much discrimination because of me being transgender.
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Adrianna Blais
12 years ago
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please allow this i am disabled and recive very low money and srs is not in near future
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Margo Martin
12 years ago
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As a trans woman this would make my life so much better! Especially for someone like me who cannot afford the required surgery. :(
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Sarah Reeves
18 years ago
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it is so stressful every time i have to show my id for a simple transaction. nobody should have to go through that just because they cant pay for a super expensive surgery.
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The DMV has officially updated the policy regarding gender marker changes and no longer mandates surgical requirements. We are currently reviewing the new documentation procedures to ensure the implementation aligns with our objectives. Watch for a follow-up briefing on how to navigate these updated requirements starting next month.
The current policy of the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles now states that a person diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GID) who is undergoing treatment by transition must have completed their one year Real Life Test and Sexual Reassignment Surgery as prescribed in the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, before they can change gender markers on their driver\'s licenses or picture ID to reflect the new gender. However, due to the extreme cost of the procedure and unavailability of Health Insurance Coverage, many individuals can not afford the surgery for an extended number of years; and thus are subjected to the victimization of humiliating discrimination, abuse, loss of employment, rejection of housing and hate crimes when faced with presenting a picture identification with a marker of the gender they are transitioning from rather than the gender to which they are transitioning; thus costing the state lost revenue in extraneous law enforcement, unemployment compensation and lost productivity.
THEREFORE: This petition is submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicles requesting that the current policy be changed to reflect the following: That a marker change may be issued when the specific criteria of medical treatment prior to surgery has been met, and indicated when the issuing clerk is presented with a letter from a certified therapist or medical professional, stating the person in question as being diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (GID) and is under treatment of qualified medical persons and is who\'s intent is to transition from one gender to the opposite gender. When presented with this letter the clerk shall issue a gender marker on the drivers license or picture ID of the projected ending gender as stated on the presented document.
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which serves as the threshold for our upcoming formal review with the DMV administrators. Please circulate this link to contacts who can provide a final push to ensure we meet this target before the briefing.
9 Comments
M
Mason Pasch
11 years ago
Featured
This needs to happen. I know a guy who hasn't gotten surgery yet because he is prioritizing financially supporting his young son, and no parent should be punished for that.
As a sidenote, the diagnosis of 'Gender Identity Disorder' was superseded in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 5) by the diagnosis 'Gender Dysphoria', and it is now defined as a condition rather than a disorder, so it is very important that the final version of this policy be re-worded to reflect this change.
M
Mason Pasch
11 years ago
Featured
This needs to happen. I know a guy who hasn't gotten surgery yet because he is prioritizing financially supporting his young son, and no parent should be punished for that.
As a sidenote, the diagnosis of 'Gender Identity Disorder' was superseded in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 5) by the diagnosis 'Gender Dysphoria', and it is now defined as a condition rather than a disorder, so it is very important that the final version of this policy be re-worded to reflect this change.
Jewel Cilibrasi
I'm a transgender woman and I can't afford everything that the current law requires me to afford to get my gender marker changed. I would rather have this done then have to be put through so much discrimination because of me being transgender.
A
Adrianna Blais
12 years ago
Featured
please allow this i am disabled and recive very low money and srs is not in near future
M
Margo Martin
12 years ago
Featured
As a trans woman this would make my life so much better! Especially for someone like me who cannot afford the required surgery. :(
S
Sarah Reeves
18 years ago
Featured
it is so stressful every time i have to show my id for a simple transaction. nobody should have to go through that just because they cant pay for a super expensive surgery.
This needs to happen. I know a guy who hasn't gotten surgery yet because he is prioritizing financially supporting his young son, and no parent should be punished for that. As a sidenote, the diagnosis of 'Gender Identity Disorder' was superseded in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 5) by the diagnosis 'Gender Dysphoria', and it is now defined as a condition rather than a disorder, so it is very important that the final version of this policy be re-worded to reflect this change.