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[[File:Requirements for altering birth certificate sex in the US.svg|right|250px|thumb|Legal requirements each state has for altering the sex on one's birth certificate. | [[File:Requirements for altering birth certificate sex in the US.svg|right|250px|thumb|Legal requirements each state has for altering the sex on one's birth certificate. | ||
Dark purple: State does not require SRS to alter sex on the birth certificate<br> | |||
Lavender: Altering sex on birth certificate requires SRS<br> | |||
Red: State does not alter sex on birth certificates | Red: State does not alter sex on birth certificates]] | ||
[[File:Birth certificate sex altering regulations in the US.svg|right|250px|thumb|The procedure each state uses to alter the sex on one's birth certificate. | [[File:Birth certificate sex altering regulations in the US.svg|right|250px|thumb|The procedure each state uses to alter the sex on one's birth certificate. | ||
Dark purple: New birth certificate is issued with the correct sex designation<br> | |||
Lavender: Old birth certificate is amended to correct sex designation | Lavender: Old birth certificate is amended to correct sex designation<br> | ||
Red: State does not alter sex on birth certificates | Red: State does not alter sex on birth certificates]] | ||
In the USA, official documentation such as driver's licenses, passports, and birth certificates usually show either M or F. Currently, even changing one's gender marker from M to F or vice versa can be difficult. Some states require proof of surgery (meaning a letter from the surgeon, or from a doctor who has examined the person) to change the gender marker on the identification, some states don't, and some states don't allow the gender marker to be changed at all. | In the USA, official documentation such as driver's licenses, passports, and birth certificates usually show either M or F. Currently, even changing one's gender marker from M to F or vice versa can be difficult. Some states require proof of surgery (meaning a letter from the surgeon, or from a doctor who has examined the person) to change the gender marker on the identification, some states don't, and some states don't allow the gender marker to be changed at all. | ||