Entry #14946: Right to change legal gender in Wisconsin

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Region	Wisconsin
Issue	Right to change legal gender
Status	Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Wisconsin provides legal gender recognition on the condition of surgery having been performed for birth certificates. State IDs may be changed with a physicians note.
Sources	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/lst-or-stoln/duplicate-id.aspx

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3 days ago

edited by mineszilla. State IDs have less restrictions

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Value	Legal, but requires surgery	Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Start Date	1985	(unknown)
Description	Wisconsin provides legal gender recognition on the condition of surgery having been performed.	Wisconsin provides legal gender recognition on the condition of surgery having been performed for birth certificates. State IDs may be changed with a physicians note.
Description	Show Difference Wisconsin provides legal gender recognition on the condition of surgery having been performed. performed for birth certificates. State IDs may be changed with a physicians note.
Sources	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/lst-or-stoln/duplicate-id.aspx
Sources	Show Difference https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/dmv/license-drvs/lst-or-stoln/duplicate-id.aspx

Apr 14, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Found further start year.

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	Old Value	New Value
Start Date	2006	1985
Sources	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html
Sources	Show Difference https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2010/69/69.15.html

Apr 2, 2025

edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start year.

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Start Date	(unknown)	2006
Sources	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate.	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations
Sources	Show Difference https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate. https://legacy.lambdalegal.org/know-your-rights/article/trans-changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations

Mar 21, 2025

created by DaisyGeekyTrans

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	Original entry
Status	Legal, but requires surgery
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	Wisconsin provides legal gender recognition on the condition of surgery having been performed.
Sources	https://www.milwaukeejusticecenter.org/gendermarkerchange.html https://transequality.org/documents/wisconsin-identity-documents#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Birth%20Certificate%20Laws,order%20and%20the%20updated%20certificate.