Montana Court Blocks Rule On Transgender Document Sex Changes
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Montana Court Blocks Rule On Transgender Document Sex Changes

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HELENA, Mont. — A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. Another policy prevents transgender residents from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses without an amended birth certificate — which they can’t obtain if they were born in Montana. Plaintiff Jessica Kalarchik, who was born in Montana, said in a statement Tuesday that she was frustrated that while “being able to live my life openly as the woman I know myself to be,” Montana “wants me to carry around a birth certificate that incorrectly lists my sex as male.” Birth certificates and driver’s licenses are needed to apply for a marriage license, a passport, to vote or even to buy a hunting license, Alex Rate, legal counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, argued last month. Menahan’s order blocked the 2022 health department rule on birth certificates and the motor vehicle division policy that prevented people from changing the sex on their driver’s license without an amended birth certificate.

Change Sex States Birth Republican State Montana Free Certificate Rule Huffpost Transgender People Document Birth Certificates Menahan Your Help Court Blocks Blocks Transgender  court  blocks  transgender  certificate  montana  state  sex  document  changes  change  drivers  birth  rule  free  states

History of this topic

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
4 weeks ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices unanimously agreed with a lower court judge who found the law likely violates the state’s constitutional right to privacy. “In upholding the district court’s flawed decision to temporarily block a duly enacted law, the Supreme Court put …

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate

Associated Press  

— A state judge in Montana heard arguments Thursday over policies that block transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses. One rule in the state blocks transgender people born in Montana from changing the sex designation on their birth certificate. Another policy prevents transgender residents from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses …

Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights

Associated Press  

— Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall. Montana’s measure seeks to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right …

Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

Associated Press  

— Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver’s licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. “Customers are required to provide either medical documentation that they have undergone gender reassignment surgery, or a court order declaring gender designation to obtain a driver license or nondriver ID card denoting gender …

Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Montana Supreme Court rules minors don’t need parental permission for abortion

Associated Press  

— Montana’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that minors don’t need their parents’ permission to get an abortion in the state – agreeing with a lower court ruling that found the parental consent law violates the privacy clause in the state constitution. “We conclude that minors, like adults, have a fundamental right to privacy, which includes procreative autonomy and making medical …

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

LA Times  

Lead plaintiff Kayla Gore speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Nashville, Tenn., earlier this year. A federal appeals court panel has ruled that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. Sutton wrote that the plaintiffs could not show that Tennessee’s policy was …

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate

Hindustan Times  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one's sex on a birth certificate {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “There is no fundamental right …

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons

Associated Press  

— A judge on Tuesday struck down a Montana law that defined “sex” in state law as only male or female, finding that it was unconstitutional. District Court Judge Shane Vannatta in Missoula ruled the law, passed last year, violated the state constitution because the description of the legislation did not clearly state its purpose. Emilee Cantrell, a spokeswoman for …

Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating ‘X’ option for sex on licenses and IDs
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating ‘X’ option for sex on licenses and IDs

Associated Press  

— The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. The rule change made Arkansas the latest among Republican states taking steps to legally define sex as binary, which critics say is essentially erasing transgender and nonbinary people’s existences and creating uncertainty …

Arkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by GOP lawmakers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Arkansas’ elimination of ‘X’ as option for sex on licenses and IDs endorsed by GOP lawmakers

Associated Press  

— A predominantly Republican panel on Thursday endorsed an Arkansas agency’s elimination of “X” as an option alongside male and female on state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards, despite skepticism from Democratic lawmakers about the move. The Arkansas Legislative Council’s executive subcommittee approved the emergency rules for the new policy announced this week removing an option that had been used …

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions
1 year, 2 months ago

Transgender residents in North Carolina, Montana file lawsuits challenging new state restrictions

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Transgender residents of North Carolina and Montana added Wednesday to a growing list of lawsuits challenging the recent onslaught of Republican state laws aimed at transgender individuals. The family of a transgender boy in North Carolina is suing state health officials to block implementation of gender-affirming care restrictions that they say will force their son to undergo …

Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors
1 year, 3 months ago

Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Montana law banning gender-affirming …

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors
1 year, 3 months ago

Montana judge temporarily blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors

Associated Press  

— A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and health care providers that the law passed by the 2023 Montana Legislature is likely unconstitutional and would harm the mental …

Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors
1 year, 3 months ago

Montana judge blocks law to ban hormone and other medical care for transgender minors

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Montana state Capitol in Helena to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in 2021. A Montana law banning hormone treatment and other medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. District Court Judge Jason Marks agreed with transgender youth, their families and …

An anti-trans Kansas law doesn’t prevent birth certificate changes, the governor argues
1 year, 5 months ago

An anti-trans Kansas law doesn’t prevent birth certificate changes, the governor argues

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — The Democratic governor in Kansas is defending changes in the sex listings on transgender people’s birth certificates in a federal court filing arguing that continuing the changes doesn’t violate a new state law rolling back transgender rights. The state’s Republican attorney general, Kris Kobach, argues that the new law prevents the state health department, which issues birth …

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates
1 year, 6 months ago

Kansas' attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Attorney General Kris Kobach filed …

Kansas’ attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates
1 year, 6 months ago

Kansas’ attorney general is moving to block trans people from changing their birth certificates

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Transgender people born in Kansas could be prevented from changing their birth certificates to reflect their gender identities if the state’s conservative Republican attorney general is successful with a legal move he launched late Friday. Kobach has said he believes the new Kansas law also prevents transgender people from changing their driver’s licenses, though the law contains …

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana governor signs law to define ‘sex’ as only male or female

Associated Press  

— Republican Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female — joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people. The Montana bill “is an attempt to erase trans, nonbinary and two-spirit people from the code, thereby …

Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female
1 year, 7 months ago

Montana governor signs law to define 'sex' as only male or female

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Transgender youth sue over Montana gender-affirming care ban
1 year, 7 months ago

Transgender youth sue over Montana gender-affirming care ban

Associated Press  

— Two transgender children, their parents and two health care providers filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a Montana law that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth is unconstitutional. The ban on puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgical procedures applies only to transgender youth being treated for gender dysphoria, but that same care can be provided to cisgender adolescents …

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana latest to ban gender-affirming care for trans minors

Associated Press  

— Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr told fellow lawmakers would leave “blood” on their hands. The bill “protects Montana children from permanent, life-altering medical procedures until they are adults, mature enough to make such serious decisions,” Gianforte …

Montana latest to ban hormone treatment and other care for transgender minors
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana latest to ban hormone treatment and other care for transgender minors

LA Times  

Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr stands as demonstrators are arrested in the House gallery at the state Capitol in Helena this week. Montana became the latest state to ban or restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender kids Friday when its Republican governor signed legislation that exiled transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr for criticizing her colleagues. Debate over Montana’s bill drew national …

Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Montana governor supports transgender minor health care ban

Associated Press  

— Montana’s Republican governor indicated Monday he would sign a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, but he suggested changes to make it clear that public funds could not be used to pay for surgery or hormone treatments for youth diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Gianforte said he had met with transgender youth and adults, understands that their …

Montana bill to deny care for transgender minors passes
1 year, 9 months ago

Montana bill to deny care for transgender minors passes

Associated Press  

— A Montana bill to deny gender-affirming medical care to young transgender residents passed a final vote in the state Senate on Wednesday, which sends the measure to Republican Gov. “Montana lawmakers seem hellbent on joining the growing roster of states determined to jeopardize the health and lives of transgender youth, in direct opposition to the overwhelming body of scientific …

Advocates Say Montana Bill Would Erase Trans And Nonbinary Identities
1 year, 9 months ago

Advocates Say Montana Bill Would Erase Trans And Nonbinary Identities

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republicans in Montana are moving forward with legislation that advocates say would effectively eliminate the legal existence of trans, nonbinary, two-spirit and intersex people in the state by codifying the definition of sex to be based on a person’s reproductive system. Introduced in late February by Montana state Sen. Carl Glimm and passed via an initial vote …

Montana lawmakers amend proposed transgender harassment bill
1 year, 10 months ago

Montana lawmakers amend proposed transgender harassment bill

Associated Press  

— Montana lawmakers on Thursday amended a proposed bill that opponents criticized as letting students avoid punishment for intentionally misgendering or deadnaming their transgender peers. Under the changed legislation, schools would be allowed to discipline those who refer to transgender students by their birth name or birth gender when such behavior rises to the level of bullying. The House Judiciary …

Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing
1 year, 11 months ago

Bill to ban care for transgender minors gets heated hearing

Associated Press  

— A proposed bill to deny gender-affirming care to young transgender people in Montana drew emotional testimony Friday. The bill by Republican Sen. John Fuller threatens health care providers with the loss of their licenses for a year if they use puberty blockers, hormones or surgery to treat transgender minors. Ren Zaluski rejected the “fad” argument, noting “there was a …

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding
2 years ago

Transgender lawmaker hopes her presence brings understanding

Associated Press  

— Zooey Zephyr worked behind the scenes during Montana’s 2021 legislative session to oppose an ultimately unsuccessful effort to ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery. “That they get to live their life, that they don’t have to hide the way I had to hide, the way other trans adults from past …

Montana judge rules transgender sports rule unconstitutional
2 years, 3 months ago

Montana judge rules transgender sports rule unconstitutional

Associated Press  

— A Montana state judge has determined three laws passed by Montana’s Republican-controlled legislature to regulate activities on university campuses are unconstitutional, including one that sought to ban transgender women from participating on female collegiate sports teams. Montana’s Constitution gives the state board of regents full authority to govern public college campuses and precludes state lawmakers from imposing their own …

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates
2 years, 3 months ago

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates

Associated Press  

— Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the Republican-run state on Thursday said it would defy the order. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys for the state during a hearing in Billings for circumventing his April order that …

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates
2 years, 3 months ago

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates

LA Times  

Montana District Judge Michael Moses gestures during a court hearing over a state health department rule that prevents transgender people from changing their birth certificates, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Billings, Mont. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys for the state during a hearing in Billings for circumventing his April order that temporarily blocked a 2021 Montana law that …

Montana adopts permanent block on birth certificate changes
2 years, 3 months ago

Montana adopts permanent block on birth certificate changes

Associated Press  

— Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. Under the new rule, the state Department of Public Health and Human Services said it would no longer record the category of “gender” on people’s birth certificates, replacing that category with a listing for “sex” …

Clarity sought in transgender birth certificate ruling
2 years, 6 months ago

Clarity sought in transgender birth certificate ruling

Associated Press  

— The ACLU of Montana is asking a judge to clarify an order that temporarily blocked a law requiring transgender people to have had their sex changed by “surgical procedure” before they could change the sex listed on their birth certificates. About a month later, the state health department said Moses’ April 21 ruling put them in “an ambiguous and …

Montana bars birth certificate changes, even with surgery
2 years, 7 months ago

Montana bars birth certificate changes, even with surgery

Associated Press  

Greg Gianforte’s administration says transgender people can not change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery, in defiance of a court order that temporarily blocked the Republican state’s bid to restrict transgender rights. The Gianforte administration’s rule was issued just over a month after a state judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a new Montana law that requires transgender …

Montana not following transgender birth certificate ruling
2 years, 7 months ago

Montana not following transgender birth certificate ruling

Associated Press  

— It’s been a month since a Montana judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a state law that required transgender people to undergo surgery before they could change their gender on their birth certificate, and the state still isn’t in compliance with the court order, the ACLU of Montana said. “We have continued to be patient in allowing the state time …

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law

Associated Press  

— A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed to change their sex on their birth certificates. “We are thrilled that the court recognized the substantial and unnecessary burdens this law places upon transgender individuals in violation of their constitutional rights,” said Akilah Lane, …

Transgender people sue over law on birth certificate changes
3 years, 5 months ago

Transgender people sue over law on birth certificate changes

Associated Press  

— Two transgender people sued Friday over a new Montana law that makes it difficult for transgender people to change the sex on their birth certificates. The law requires transgender people to change their sex by surgical procedure and receive a court order indicating that in order for them to change the sex on their birth certificate. “My inability to …

Montana governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes
3 years, 8 months ago

Montana governor signs bill targeting transgender athletes

Associated Press  

Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday banning transgender athletes from participating in school and university sports according to the gender with which they identify, making Montana the latest of several Republican-controlled states to approve such measures this year. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. John Fuller of Whitefish, has said that “allowing males to compete as women in female sports will …

Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates
3 years, 8 months ago

Utah affirms transgender right to change birth certificates

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court affirmed the right of transgender people to change their sex designation on birth certificates Thursday, a ruling that came as a bright spot for advocates amid a wave of legislation targeting transgender people around the country. Every U.S. state except Tennessee allows people to change their gender markers on birth certificates, though …

Montana blocks bill to ban gender affirming surgery in youth
3 years, 8 months ago

Montana blocks bill to ban gender affirming surgery in youth

Associated Press  

— The Montana Senate voted Tuesday to indefinitely postpone a bill that would have banned gender affirming surgery for transgender minors, effectively killing the proposal. The measure had faced significant opposition from medical experts, transgender people and human rights advocates, who testified earlier this year that gender affirming surgery is rarely undertaken by minors, but medical decisions should be left …

Montana House OKs bill limiting gender surgery for youth
3 years, 10 months ago

Montana House OKs bill limiting gender surgery for youth

Associated Press  

— The Montana House on Wednesday endorsed a bill that would limit gender affirming health care for transgender youth, a limit that doctors say already exists in best practices. The bill by Republican Rep. John Fuller of Whitefish, which would prohibit surgical procedures for the treatment of gender dysphoria in minors, was endorsed 59-40 on second reading. Fuller’s motion to …

New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents
4 years, 6 months ago

New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents

NPR  

New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents Enlarge this image toggle caption James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio James Dawson/Boise State Public Radio Two new laws went into effect in Idaho this week that target transgender residents. One of the laws bans transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates while the other bars transgender girls and women from playing …

Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes
4 years, 9 months ago

Idaho bill targets transgender birth certificate changes

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho legislation banning transgender people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a federal court ruling declaring such a law unconstitutional headed to the governor’s desk on Tuesday, bringing the state closer to becoming one of less than a handful of states with such a restriction. A federal judge in March 2018 ruled that …

Discover Related