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Surgery not required to change gender on passports
by Christine Simmons
Transgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated
genders on U.S. passports, the State Department said Wednesday.
Beginning Thursday, a transgender person applying for a U.S. passport will just need
to show a physician’s certification that the applicant has "undergone appropriate
clinical treatment for gender transition" to declare a new gender on a passport, the
department said.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said
appropriate treatment could mean surgery for some patients and non-surgical care for
others.
The State Department said there are guidelines detailing what the certification must
include, but no other medical records are required. The government also said it’s
possible to obtain a temporary passport if a physician’s statement shows that an
applicant is in the process of gender transition.
Under previous rules, the State Department would only change the sex on passports if
travelers had completed sexual reassignment surgeries, according to the National
Center for Transgender Equality.
But Keisling said that policy put some transgender people in jeopardy when they
traveled through countries where changing genders is dangerous.
Surgery not required to change gender on passports
by Christine Simmons
Transgender travelers no longer will need surgery in order to change their stated
genders on U.S. passports, the State Department said Wednesday.
Beginning Thursday, a transgender person applying for a U.S. passport will just need
to show a physician’s certification that the applicant has "undergone appropriate
clinical treatment for gender transition" to declare a new gender on a passport, the
department said.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said
appropriate treatment could mean surgery for some patients and non-surgical care for
others.
The State Department said there are guidelines detailing what the certification must
include, but no other medical records are required. The government also said it’s
possible to obtain a temporary passport if a physician’s statement shows that an
applicant is in the process of gender transition.
Under previous rules, the State Department would only change the sex on passports if
travelers had completed sexual reassignment surgeries, according to the National
Center for Transgender Equality.
But Keisling said that policy put some transgender people in jeopardy when they
traveled through countries where changing genders is dangerous.
The State Department says the new policy is based on standards and recommendations from
the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
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the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
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