Current Version
| Region | Washington |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | Mar 27, 1979 |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Description | Provisions that would fall under the authority of RCW 43.70.150 established the legal framework allowing the Department of Health to amend vital records. Under the administrative rules developed from this statutory authority, transgender individuals were legally permitted to change the sex marker on their birth certificate. However, this legal pathway was strictly medicalized, explicitly requiring applicants to provide certified medical documentation confirming that they had undergone gender reassignment surgery to physically alter their anatomical sex before the state registrar would issue an amended document. |
| Sources | https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.70.150 https://share.google/gCDsxDVgf2YjMo7kx https://share.google/COnjI7vub4oKtEdlp |
Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Mar 27, 1979 |
| End Date | Jan 27, 2018 | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Description | Until 2018, Washington required proof of “appropriate medical treatment” for legal gender recognition. | Provisions that would fall under the authority of RCW 43.70.150 established the legal framework allowing the Department of Health to amend vital records. Under the administrative rules developed from this statutory authority, transgender individuals were legally permitted to change the sex marker on their birth certificate. However, this legal pathway was strictly medicalized, explicitly requiring applicants to provide certified medical documentation confirming that they had undergone gender reassignment surgery to physically alter their anatomical sex before the state registrar would issue an amended document. |
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| Sources | http://lambdalegal.org/publication/changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations-state-by-state-guidelines/ | https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.70.150 https://share.google/gCDsxDVgf2YjMo7kx https://share.google/COnjI7vub4oKtEdlp |
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0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal, but requires medical diagnosis |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jan 27, 2018 |
| Description | Until 2018, Washington required proof of “appropriate medical treatment” for legal gender recognition. |
| Sources | http://lambdalegal.org/publication/changing-birth-certificate-sex-designations-state-by-state-guidelines/ |