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| Region | Mississippi |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 1983 |
| End Date | Nov 4, 2021 |
| Description | Trans people require a medical diagnosis in order to change their legal gender in Mississippi. |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2010/title-41/57/41-57-21/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by mineszilla. AP reported in 2021 that the MDPS abruptly rescinded the policy allowing trangender individuals to easily update their IDs.
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| End Date | (none) | Nov 4, 2021 |
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Found start date.
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| Start Date | 2006 | Jul 1, 1983 |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2010/title-41/57/41-57-21/ |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start year.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | 2006 |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Trans people require a medical diagnosis in order to change their legal gender in Mississippi. |
| Sources | https://transequality.org/documents/mississippi-identity-documents |