Florida Bans Gender Changes on Driver's Licenses

Transgender residents face potential criminal or civil penalties for updating their documentation under new policy.

Florida's Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has announced that transgender residents can no longer change the gender listed on their driver's licenses.
The change was announced in a memo and was not prompted by any new law.
Previously, Florida residents could change their gender marker by submitting either a court order for a name change or an official physicians letter for proof of gender transition treatment.
The new policy may expose trans people to criminal or civil penalties if they try to update their documentation.
Florida joins Kansas in fully banning transgender residents from updating their gender markers on their driver's licenses.