The U.S. State Department has remixed the old sexual reassignment surgery policy. Now, if you want to change your gender on your passport; you can before surgery.
The policy, which goes into effect Thursday, allows a gender change with a certification from an attending physician.
The doctor's certification must confirm only that the passport applicant has undergone treatment for gender transition. Limited-validity passports for applicants who are in the process of gender transition also will be available under the policy.
Previously, individuals had to provide documentation from a surgeon that sex reassignment surgery had been performed on them, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality.
This is good news for our Trans fam!
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