Current Version
| Region | Colorado |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1984 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Description | the Vital Statistics Act of 1984 governed legal gender recognition in Colorado. The statute strictly required applicants to undergo gender-reassignment surgery and obtain a formal court order verifying the surgical procedure before the state registrar could amend the gender marker on a birth certificate. A separate court order for a legal name change was also mandatory. This highly medicalized, judicial framework remained the sole legal pathway when House Bill 19-1039 took effect, completely abolishing the surgical and court order requirements. |
| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/documenting.pdf https://coloradosun.com/2018/12/14/birth-certificate-rules-transgender-coloradans/ https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1122 https://share.google/LwrweCodUrMpDKd4I |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | 2001 | Jul 1, 1984 |
| Description | In 2001, Colorado provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery. | the Vital Statistics Act of 1984 governed legal gender recognition in Colorado. The statute strictly required applicants to undergo gender-reassignment surgery and obtain a formal court order verifying the surgical procedure before the state registrar could amend the gender marker on a birth certificate. A separate court order for a legal name change was also mandatory. This highly medicalized, judicial framework remained the sole legal pathway when House Bill 19-1039 took effect, completely abolishing the surgical and court order requirements. |
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| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/documenting.pdf | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/documenting.pdf https://coloradosun.com/2018/12/14/birth-certificate-rules-transgender-coloradans/ https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1122 https://share.google/LwrweCodUrMpDKd4I |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Earlier start year.
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| Start Date | 2006 | 2001 |
| Description | In 2006, Colorado provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery. | In 2001, Colorado provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery. |
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| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/documenting.pdf |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | 2006 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Description | In 2006, Colorado provided for legal gender recognition but required proof of surgery. |
| Sources | https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |