Gender and ID
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thisearthlyrideRight now I have a lawyer looking into the complications of getting legally married here in Massachusetts (something we've been meaning to do for a long time). No matter what happens with gender markers, we can be legally married. Not an issue. But I was worried that if I had to show my birth certificate for any reason I'd be screwed.
Why? Because Texas will not change my birth certificate. But because my WA state license had a big fat M on it, Massachusetts gave me an M, too. I was able to satisfy their documentation requirements without having to produce my birth certificate or name change papers and just left the gender boxes blank on my application. Gee, how nice of them to fill in the spots I missed! lol
So back to marriage... If the birth certificate comes up for any reason, MA will then change my drivers license back to saying "F." And wouldn't that be nice and safe? I haven't been stopped by cops very often, but I really wouldn't want to see what would happen with an F on my license. And don't get me started about travel. I've already put off applying for a passport long enough.
Hopefully the lawyer will have good news on this front. Of course, that will only really help me for another couple of years because of this:
New Rules For Driver's Licenses Unveiled
The Homeland Security Department revealed new rules that will require younger Americans to provide more information when getting driver's licenses. NewsCenter 5's Steve Lacy reported that by 2014, if you want to get on an airplane or enter a federal building, you'll have to present a REAL ID.
The push for stricter safety requirements was prompted by the Sept.11, 2001 attacks. On that day, one of the hijackers was in possession of four stat driver's licenses and three state IDs.
All people born after Dec.1 1964, will have to show a new secure, REAL ID before boarding a plane. The IDs would be issued by each state and will have a number of security features that ensure only legal U.S. citizens can acquire government ID. The card would require states to check the Social Security number and immigration status of all applicants.
Massachusetts has already implemented many of the new requirements, but the state plans on taking a wait-and-see attitude before deciding whether to comply with all the federal regulations, officials said.
According to the state's under secretary of Homeland Security, Massachusetts already has one of the most secure driver IDs in the country. States have until 2111 to be in compliance with the rules.
Civil liberties advocates blasted the new regulations.
"The so-called REAL ID is the first-ever national ID card system which would irreparably damage the fabric of American life," the ACLU said.
"Whatever they do, I think they should do it consistently and in a reasonable way, versus arbitrarily, which seems to be the way they do things now," traveler Marika Sine said.
Two steps forward, three steps back...
Why? Because Texas will not change my birth certificate. But because my WA state license had a big fat M on it, Massachusetts gave me an M, too. I was able to satisfy their documentation requirements without having to produce my birth certificate or name change papers and just left the gender boxes blank on my application. Gee, how nice of them to fill in the spots I missed! lol
So back to marriage... If the birth certificate comes up for any reason, MA will then change my drivers license back to saying "F." And wouldn't that be nice and safe? I haven't been stopped by cops very often, but I really wouldn't want to see what would happen with an F on my license. And don't get me started about travel. I've already put off applying for a passport long enough.
Hopefully the lawyer will have good news on this front. Of course, that will only really help me for another couple of years because of this:
New Rules For Driver's Licenses Unveiled
The Homeland Security Department revealed new rules that will require younger Americans to provide more information when getting driver's licenses. NewsCenter 5's Steve Lacy reported that by 2014, if you want to get on an airplane or enter a federal building, you'll have to present a REAL ID.
The push for stricter safety requirements was prompted by the Sept.11, 2001 attacks. On that day, one of the hijackers was in possession of four stat driver's licenses and three state IDs.
All people born after Dec.1 1964, will have to show a new secure, REAL ID before boarding a plane. The IDs would be issued by each state and will have a number of security features that ensure only legal U.S. citizens can acquire government ID. The card would require states to check the Social Security number and immigration status of all applicants.
Massachusetts has already implemented many of the new requirements, but the state plans on taking a wait-and-see attitude before deciding whether to comply with all the federal regulations, officials said.
According to the state's under secretary of Homeland Security, Massachusetts already has one of the most secure driver IDs in the country. States have until 2111 to be in compliance with the rules.
Civil liberties advocates blasted the new regulations.
"The so-called REAL ID is the first-ever national ID card system which would irreparably damage the fabric of American life," the ACLU said.
"Whatever they do, I think they should do it consistently and in a reasonable way, versus arbitrarily, which seems to be the way they do things now," traveler Marika Sine said.
Two steps forward, three steps back...
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Date: 2008-01-11 07:39 pm (UTC)Your in a tough situation. I hope it all works out in your favor.