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LGBT Policy Spotlight: Identity Documents Laws and Policies

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LGBT Policy Spotlight: Identity Documents Laws and Policies
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Movement Advancement Project. November 2015. LGBT Policy Spotlight: Identity Documents Laws and Policies. https://mapresearch.org/report/lgbt-policy-spotlight-identity-documents-laws-and-policies/.
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LGBT Policy Spotlight: Identity Documents Laws and Policies examines the state laws and policies that govern the processes by which people who are transgender are able to correct the name and gender marker on their identity documents so that those documents match the gender the person lives every day. The brief includes common sense policy recommendations to help ensure transgender people can access accurate identity documents.

This report is part of an ongoing series that will provide in-depth analyses of laws and policies tracked at the Movement Advancement Project’s Equality Maps. The information in this report is current as of the date of publication; but the online maps are updated daily.

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