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In many jurisdictions, changing one’s name or gender marker requires a court order—a process that can cost hundreds of dollars, demand proof of surgery (even if the individual does not want or cannot afford surgery), and take months. Without accurate ID, trans people are routinely:
Over 20 U.S. states have now banned this legal strategy. The rest must follow. justice transtaken
For decades, trans individuals have been housed in facilities based on their sex assigned at birth rather than their gender identity. The result is a catastrophic failure of duty of care: In many jurisdictions, changing one’s name or gender
This is administrative violence. It is slow, legal, and utterly corrosive. In many jurisdictions