Tag: gender marker

Codie’s story: Defying labels to live authentically

Codie’s story: Defying labels to live authentically

However you might define him, this man is who he is. This is part of a story series about the lives of transgender people. Read the introduction here. Codie Stone isn’t big on labels. He accepts them as a fact of life in our society. But for Stone, what matters most is living his life authentically. He just wants to […]

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Federal judge: ACLU of Michigan case challenging state ID policy on gender markers will move forward

Federal judge: ACLU of Michigan case challenging state ID policy on gender markers will move forward

Lawsuit seeks to make it easier for transgender people to change the gender marker on their state IDs. In a victory for fairness and anti-discrimination protections, on Monday a federal judge refused Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s motion to dismiss an ACLU lawsuit. The lawsuit challenges a state policy that makes it nearly impossible for transgender Michiganders to change […]

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ACLU case challenging gender markers on Michigan state IDs gets its day in court Nov. 4

ACLU case challenging gender markers on Michigan state IDs gets its day in court Nov. 4

Transgender advocates are urged to be at U.S. District Court in Detroit to show their support. Earlier this year, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Michigan filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Secretary of State challenging a department policy that makes it impossible for many transgender individuals to correct the gender on their driver’s licenses and other […]

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