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| Region | Oklahoma |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | February 2022, Governor Stitt issued a executive order against OSDH, saying that he will not allow them to issue birth certificates that align with genders quoted under "in a manner permitted under Oklahoma Law." Due to the on-going court case, it will be ambiguous until the court case has been gone through, it is still pending as of 2024. |
| Sources | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENR/SB/SB1959%20ENR.PDF |
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edited by qcksws. Not sure what the other person was doing but there is a on-going case, meaning the executive order is null until the court order has been seen through and there is a verdict on it, there will be a new bill coming through anyways
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Illegal | Ambiguous |
| Description | As of February 2022, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. As of November 1st 2024, it will be illegal to change gender state-wide Governor approved HB1959 on April 26th, 2024. | February 2022, Governor Stitt issued a executive order against OSDH, saying that he will not allow them to issue birth certificates that align with genders quoted under "in a manner permitted under Oklahoma Law." Due to the on-going court case, it will be ambiguous until the court case has been gone through, it is still pending as of 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 https://legiscan.com/OK/bill/SB1959/2024 http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENR/SB/SB1959%20ENR.PDF | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENR/SB/SB1959%20ENR.PDF |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Description | As of February, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. | As of February 2022, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. As of November 1st 2024, it will be illegal to change gender state-wide Governor approved HB1959 on April 26th, 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 https://legiscan.com/OK/bill/SB1959/2024 http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24%20ENR/SB/SB1959%20ENR.PDF |
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edited by Notdog1996. I don't know who reversed this entry, but this was vastly inaccurate
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Illegal |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Description | Oklahoma does not allow people under 25 to go through gender confirming care. | As of February, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. |
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| Sources | https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 |
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edited by Daniel455907. Being trans is legal in oklahoma
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | Jan 2022 | (unknown) |
| Description | As of February, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. | Oklahoma does not allow people under 25 to go through gender confirming care. |
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| Sources | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy | https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-bill-ban-gender-confirming-care-26-oklahoma/story?id=96261603 |
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Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf "
- Newer law has been passed ""Women's Rights Act", signed in August 2023. "
- Status is not correct "In Oklahoma, you must obtain a court order for a gender change, and it is illegal to change to nonbinary. In order to change gender on driver's license, you must provide proof of "irreversible surgery" before the change will be granted. The letter must come from the surgeon who did the surgery and it must be notarized. https://transequality.org/documents/state/oklahoma "
- Status is not correct
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Illegal |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 | Jan 2022 |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed
- Date is incorrect "It has never been legal to change gender identity on a birth certificate in Oklahoma and they have a law that says it never will be allowed. "
- Status is not correct
created by Notdog1996
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Feb 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | As of February, Oklahoma does not correct gender markers on birth certificates anymore. |
| Sources | https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/2014.pdf https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/fowler_tx_20220314_lambda-legal-sues-oklahoma-over-its-anti-trans-birth-certificate-policy |