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| Region | Minnesota |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Jul 26, 2007 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | While there's no actual law support this, Minnesota's Department of Safety had quietly added X gender marker to their licenses. This is still in effect as of 2018, as they roll out REAL ID. Permits are also able to get X gender marker, as of 2018 as well. Although surgery is not required, a letter confirming “appropriate medical treatment” is. |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/pdf/4601.1100/2014-01-18%2005:12:53+00:00 |
Reports (1)
- Other "The documentation practices for gender marker changes on birth certificates, marriage records, and IDs in Minnesota seem to have been loosened. It appears that a name change court order may be sufficient (in addition to a "medical certification") as supporting documentation for birth and marriage certificate amendments IF it also directs a sex marker change. Changing state ID gender may now just be a matter of checking the corresponding box. Some of this is in statute but not entirely clear; some of this is in further admin guidance and in news reports.
State statute, on marriage certificates being amendable - 2025 Minn. Laws, ch. 35, art. 11, §§ 7-11.
State AG, on ID documents amendability in general - https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Publications/TransRights.asp
MinnPost, on ID changes + documentation not being required: https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2023/06/does-minnesota-allow-residents-to-register-as-x-or-nonbinary-on-state-ids/
See also - VLN MN gender change clinic documentation for attorneys: https://www.vlnmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Name-and-Gender-Marker-Changes-in-Minnesota-CLE-PowerPoint.pdf"
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date.
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| Start Date | 2006 | Jul 26, 2007 |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/pdf/4601.1100/2014-01-18%2005:12:53+00:00 |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing start year as the previous one only covering nonbinary recognition.
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| Start Date | 2018 | 2006 |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Legal, no restrictions | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Description | While there's no actual law support this, Minnesota's Department of Safety had quietly added X gender marker to their licenses. This is still in effect as of 2018, as they roll out REAL ID. Permits are also able to get X gender marker, as of 2018 as well. | While there's no actual law support this, Minnesota's Department of Safety had quietly added X gender marker to their licenses. This is still in effect as of 2018, as they roll out REAL ID. Permits are also able to get X gender marker, as of 2018 as well. Although surgery is not required, a letter confirming “appropriate medical treatment” is. |
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| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/reqdocs.html#gender |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, no restrictions |
| Start Date | 2018 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | While there's no actual law support this, Minnesota's Department of Safety had quietly added X gender marker to their licenses. This is still in effect as of 2018, as they roll out REAL ID. Permits are also able to get X gender marker, as of 2018 as well. |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/minnesota-nonbinary-id https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesotan-to-receive-first-gender-non-binary-drivers-license |