Current Version
| Region | Virginia |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Mar 27, 1979 |
| End Date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Description | Virginia officially codified legal gender recognition as part of a comprehensive revision of its vital statistics framework. The statute (Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-269(E)) mandated that the State Registrar issue a new birth certificate upon receipt of a certified court order. This order had to confirm that the individual's sex had been "changed by medical procedure" and that their name had been legally changed. The legislation passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (39-0 and 40-0 in the Senate, and 77-17 in the House). |
| Sources | https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1118&context=mjgl https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title32.1/chapter7/article2/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/virginia-passed-statute-governing-trans-birth-certificates-1979-wasnt-controversial/ http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+reg+12VAC5-550-320 http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/faq.htm |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Oct 8, 2003 | Mar 27, 1979 |
| Description | Requires a notarized affidavit from a surgeon outlining the surgical procedure(s). A court order may also be used as evidence. | Virginia officially codified legal gender recognition as part of a comprehensive revision of its vital statistics framework. The statute (Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-269(E)) mandated that the State Registrar issue a new birth certificate upon receipt of a certified court order. This order had to confirm that the individual's sex had been "changed by medical procedure" and that their name had been legally changed. The legislation passed with overwhelming bipartisan support (39-0 and 40-0 in the Senate, and 77-17 in the House). |
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| Sources | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+reg+12VAC5-550-320 http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/faq.htm | https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1118&context=mjgl https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title32.1/chapter7/article2/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/03/virginia-passed-statute-governing-trans-birth-certificates-1979-wasnt-controversial/ http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+reg+12VAC5-550-320 http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/faq.htm |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Oct 8, 2003 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Requires a notarized affidavit from a surgeon outlining the surgical procedure(s). A court order may also be used as evidence. |
| Sources | http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?000+reg+12VAC5-550-320 http://www.vdh.state.va.us/vital_records/faq.htm |
Reports (4)
- Newer law has been passed "No longer requires surgery. Date of bill was 3/25/20. This is the bill:
https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=201&typ=bil&val=SB657 "
- Newer law has been passed "2020 SB657 - no surgery required. Only "medically appropriate treatment" required."
- Newer law has been passed "https://equalityvirginia.org/what-we-do/make-equality-real/dmv-gender-marker-update-process/"
- Status is not correct