The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, under Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration, has enacted a policy change that bans transgender Floridians from changing the gender marker on their driver's licenses to align with their gender identity, reversing a 2018 policy that permitted changes with a physician's statement or court order. Misrepresentation of gender on licenses, which now must reflect the sex assigned at birth, could lead to criminal and civil fraud charges. The ACLU and transgender rights advocates, including Nikki Fried and Equality Florida, have criticized the move, which was made without public comment, for denying accurate identification and undermining federal law.
Floridians can no longer elect to update or change their gender on Florida driver’s licenses, according to a memo sent to state officials by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. https://t.co/dQIDAgS08v
A member of LGBTQ rights group Equality Florida said a bill gaining steam in Florida Legislature “undermines” federal law “by forcing trans Floridians to carry identity documents that they do not agree with if they wish to participate in public life.” https://t.co/2eAeeeJ0jR
Florida bans transgender people from updating driver's licenses Florida will no longer allow updates to driver's licenses to reflect a change in gender identity. WTVJ's Ari Odzer reports. Source: NBC News (YouTube) https://t.co/ARbHNM3hhK
Today, the Florida House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee voted to advance House Bill 1639 (HB 1639), which seeks to deny the legal existence of trans people by requiring them to identify as their sex assigned at birth instead of their gender on their driver’s licenses and IDs.
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Transgender persons may still obtain driver's licenses in Florida and change their names on the licenses with a court order. https://t.co/OPd8eXG63c
Those blasting the decision included Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried, who said that “Florida Republicans’ obsession with trans people has to stop.” https://t.co/OPd8eXFydE
Florida targets "driving while trans" in new bill that invalidates licenses over sex ID. https://t.co/xmrmk7iPxa
He said those who misrepresent their gender, which is “understood as sex,” on their driver’s license may be subject to criminal and civil penalties, including “cancellation, suspension, or revocation of his or her driver license.” https://t.co/OPd8eXG63c
“Permitting an individual to alter his or her license to reflect an internal sense of gender role or identity, which is neither immutable nor objectively verifiable, undermines the purpose of an identification record and can frustrate the state’s...” https://t.co/OPd8eXFydE
The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles department said it has rescinded its previous policy allowing drivers to change the gender markers on their licenses, stating that such rules “are not supported by statutory authority.” https://t.co/OPd8eXG63c
.Florida Will No Longer Allow Transgender People to Change the Sex on Their Driver's License https://t.co/0Fp7CG12of via @MikeLaChance33
Once again, transgender people in Florida feel like the state is targeting them. Here’s our @nbc6 report. https://t.co/vtVyRNEcBV
Florida Will No Longer Allow Transgender People to Change the Sex on Their Driver's License https://t.co/0Fp7CG0uyH via @MikeLaChance33
Florida restricts transsexual individuals from updating the gender on their driver's licenses. Follow: @AFpost https://t.co/SfgU11PqZO
Florida DMV won't allow trans people to change their gender on driver's licenses https://t.co/xm48W3benw
Florida transgender residents barred from changing gender on driver's licenses https://t.co/bHUEyeyesH
BREAKING: Florida will no longer allow transgender people to change the sex on their state driver’s license.
NEW: Florida bars trans people from updating gender on driver’s licenses https://t.co/SYCknHcl5y
Florida law now requires people to put their biological sex on driver's licenses, not gender identity. Lying could bring you criminal charges. https://t.co/t9HFgOZ3wF https://t.co/t9HFgOZ3wF
Transgender people in Florida no longer allowed to update gender marker on driver’s licenses Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles change longstanding policy allowing transgender people to have state-issued IDs accurately reflecting who they are https://t.co/2mROSuP3LT
Transgender People Will No Longer Be Allowed to Change Their Driver’s License in This State https://t.co/SDetWnSuig
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NEW: Florida bans transgender drivers from changing ID to match gender https://t.co/M80XigJKLJ
Florida will no longer allow trans people change the sex on their driver’s license to match their gender identity. https://t.co/XjWh4CoIjk
The decision reverses a policy the state's department of motor vehicles adopted in 2018 that allowed people to alter the genetic markers on licenses by using signed statements from physicians or court orders documenting gender changes. https://t.co/Pxq5k8vXTY
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration quietly reversed a policy that allowed Floridians to obtain driver’s licenses that reflected their gender identity. Here’s what to know. https://t.co/2zpxAiHQM3
Florida residents have been banned from changing the sex listed on their driving licences Find out more https://t.co/oGXvEFkkSP
Florida bans transgender people from changing ID to match gender identity https://t.co/gPuGLN8CG0
Florida will no longer allow residents to change their driver's licenses to reflect their gender identity instead of their biological sex, much to the chagrin of transgender-rights advocates. https://t.co/Z50hj75yu9
Florida bans changing driver’s licenses to show gender identity instead of sex https://t.co/6t7mtcQnoz https://t.co/38o6JffXlV
Florida bans changing driver's licenses to show gender identity instead of sex https://t.co/NV489cbDu7
Florida bars transgender residents from changing gender on driver’s licenses https://t.co/a46gg6nbS4 https://t.co/xgIU97izBz
Transgender Floridians can’t change their gender on state driver’s licenses any longer https://t.co/24h6u4STXs
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' move exposes trans people to criminal liability for openly listing their gender identity on their driver's licenses. https://t.co/GLtCRgqyiN
Emails like this always make me happy to live in Florida: Florida Driver Licenses Must Reflect Biological Sex, Not Gender Identity https://t.co/F8z4cDi2IZ
Trans people in Florida can no longer update their driver’s licenses. From the article: "The rule may expose trans people to criminal or civil penalties if they try to update their documentation." https://t.co/1EydDNa5SP via @19thnews
Florida will no longer let residents use gender identity on driver’s licenses, only sex-at-birth https://t.co/vDAJFY5IYV https://t.co/5qMQ4nUFEa
Transgender Floridians will no longer be able to change their gender on Florida driver’s licenses, according a policy change. The change appears to have been made without the chance for any public comment. https://t.co/jD7M54bVyj
The #Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles tells county tax collectors to no longer allow people to update their gender identities on driver licenses & to prove the gender on the license is the person’s biological sex https://t.co/sCqsIc7VSx via @shiramoolten
All transgender and non-binary people should have access to an accurate ID. https://t.co/vt0Hig4ilV
Transgender Floridians can no longer change the listed gender on their driver licenses. A state memo further says that someone "misrepresenting" their gender, meaning not using their sex assigned at birth, constitutes "criminal and civil" fraud. https://t.co/snKSMbQ1fu
Florida to prohibit gender changes on driver licenses, will only allow birth sex https://t.co/nGsypYlttZ
Trans People finding out Florida won’t let them change the gender on their drivers license https://t.co/amqx4MErXR
Florida won’t let trans people change the gender on their drivers license. Literal genocide. Shaking rn.
So good. Florida DMV explaining exactly why they will not be indulging in gender insanity—it will only issue M/F licenses, and not allow a person to change theirs. https://t.co/iYzeqQkA9V https://t.co/iNEFgAdDCK
So good. Florida DMV explaining exactly why they will not be indulging in gender insanity, and will only issue M/F licenses. https://t.co/dCnzfshrF7 https://t.co/iNEFgAdDCK
This letter from Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was shared w/me last night — I have contacted the department to confirm its authenticity but based on what I am hearing, computer systems locally are no longer allowing gender to be updated. 1/2 https://t.co/Uly8fIA9tq
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