File:Requirements for altering birth certificate sex in the US.svg

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English: Map detailing sex reassignment surgery (SRS) requirements each state has. Source: Identity Document Laws and Policies

State updates birth certificates using an administrative process and does not require provider documentation (14 states)

State updates birth certificates using an administrative process and requires provider documentation of "appropriate treatment" (11 states , 1 territory + D.C.)

State has unclear process and/or unclear medical requirements left to the discretion of individual judges (see citations for more information) (7 states, 3 territories)

State updates birth certificates using an administrative process but requires proof of surgery (3 states)

State updates birth certificates but requires both a court order and proof of surgery (8 states, 1 territory)

State does not allow for amending the gender marker on the birth certificate (7 states)

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:11, 11 April 2025	959 × 593 (73 KB)	Gengeros	Making updates to colors based on https://www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps/identity_documents/birth_certificate
	14:41, 11 April 2025	959 × 593 (71 KB)	Gengeros	Updates
	05:07, 2 February 2025	959 × 593 (63 KB)	Artemisty	It is no longer possible to change birth certificates in Florida, see https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/03/texas-transgender-birth-certificates/
	17:23, 20 September 2024	959 × 593 (63 KB)	TheAwesomeAtom	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	17:23, 20 September 2024	959 × 593 (63 KB)	TheAwesomeAtom	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	03:38, 25 May 2023	959 × 593 (63 KB)	Dragon401k	Updated Texas per [https://lawlibrary.traviscountytx.gov/docs/GenderMarker_Kit_March_2017.pdf]. Fixed basemap to be text-editable. When uploading new versions, please edit using a text editor and not a vector graphics editor!
	03:05, 7 January 2023	959 × 593 (39 KB)	Kaleetan	Updates
	14:38, 30 June 2022	959 × 593 (39 KB)	Kaleetan	North Carolina
	00:31, 28 April 2022	959 × 593 (39 KB)	Kaleetan	Montana - court decision
	15:58, 31 July 2021	959 × 593 (39 KB)	Kaleetan	Ohio and Michigan