ruling, Thompson found the state’s policy on amending gender markers on IDs places transgender people at risk of harm if they are outed against their will.
All three have faced some backlash for attempting to live and be identified according to their gender.Alabama is currently one of eight U.S.
state requiring people to undergo surgical intervention before obtaining a corrected gender marker, and, in some cases, even after that requirement has been met, individual county clerks have denied requests to amend the gender marker.
Critics of the requirement note that not only is the policy discriminatory, but places potential undue financial burdens on transgender people by requiring often-costly surgery.According to the plaintiffs’ complaint,.