![]() ![]() The driver’s licences and photo IDs with an ‘X’ gender marker are valid on REAL IDs. Since 2010, PennDOT has not required individuals wanting to change the gender marker on their driver’s license to undergo gender confirmation surgeries. Until then, the above process is additionally needed to obtain the ‘X’ marker. When the formal rollout is complete for the gender-neutral marker, this will be the form used to change an individual’s gender marker designation to ‘X’. This has only been available to change M to F or M to F. The one-page form must be signed by either a physician, certified registered nurse practitioner, therapist/counselor, or social worker stating they affirm the individual’s need to change their gender marker. Generally, Pennsylvanians wishing to change the gender marker on their driver’s licenses must fill out PennDOT form DL-32 and pay a one-time fee of $30.50. (Image of Sample PA Driver’s License: PA Department of Transportation) We are connected with PennDOT’s central team and want to ensure wherever non-binary and gender expansive Pennsylvanians are, they are treated with dignity and respect by our state government. Please contact the Pennsylvania Youth Congress by email here if you experience any hiccups or challenges in this process. In the coming months, PennDOT will have the official form in place for a seamless application to change a gender marker to ‘X’. The process is handled just as changing a gender marker from M to F or F to M. They must ask the PennDOT staff member assisting them for the marker, and the staff member will then call PennDOT’s central office to proceed with the manual override. The ‘X’ marker is currently available for individuals when they visit a PennDOT Driver and Photo Center. We sincerely appreciate PennDOT’s policy shop and administrators in the agency for their leadership! ![]() We thank the National Center for Transgender Equality for their support behind the scenes with technical information. We first proposed gender-neutral gender markers to the Governor’s LGBTQ Workgroup in 2017, and advocated for its adoption through meeting with PennDOT and other members of the Governor’s administration. PYC is proud to have helped successfully advance this effort over several years. Gender-neutral markers are now here for Pennsylvania driver’s licenses and photo ID cards! This is an important step toward inclusion and the greater safety of non-binary and gender expansive Pennsylvanians. ![]()
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