@DoctorGonzo: any such claims still have to be supported with documentation from specific third parties - a physician or psychologist. And getting that support from them is not a simple process.
"Regardless, I don't think it should be recognized legally unless you've got the documentation to prove it."
This comment is funny because that's still how it works: you have to bring in PROOF from a PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST confirming one's gender status before they make any changes to how one is legally recognized. The only change being made is that the proof asked for is slightly less intrusive to one's privacy.
Really, if one is living fulltime as a man or a woman they probably look the part or damn close to it. For identification purposes, that's all that really matters. Unless you make a habit of feeling people up when you're checking ID?
No surgical sex change? No problem at BMV to alter gender on licenses
@DoctorGonzo: any such claims still have to be supported with documentation from specific third parties - a physician or psychologist. And getting that support from them is not a simple process.
September 20, 2009 at 7:11 a.m. permalink suggest removal
No surgical sex change? No problem at BMV to alter gender on licenses
"Regardless, I don't think it should be recognized legally unless you've got the documentation to prove it."
This comment is funny because that's still how it works: you have to bring in PROOF from a PHYSICIAN OR PSYCHOLOGIST confirming one's gender status before they make any changes to how one is legally recognized. The only change being made is that the proof asked for is slightly less intrusive to one's privacy.
Really, if one is living fulltime as a man or a woman they probably look the part or damn close to it. For identification purposes, that's all that really matters. Unless you make a habit of feeling people up when you're checking ID?
September 20, 2009 at 1:11 a.m. permalink suggest removal