"Denying people the ability to update the gender marker on their identification is not only discriminatory; it is dangerous. In an increasingly hostile climate, mismatched identification can expose individuals to harassment, threats, and violence. It can also create serious barriers to employment, housing, and access to essential services."
"For many LGBTQ+ young people - like those served by IYG - affirming identification is more than paperwork. It is a matter of safety, dignity, and basic recognition by their state."
"Quietly implementing a rule that puts transgender Hoosiers at risk - while offering no transparency or meaningful notice - is not governance. It's cruelty."
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer accept court orders or medical documentation recognizing transgender residents' gender changes, preventing updates to gender markers on state identification. The change was posted on the BMV website on 9 February and took effect on 12 February, giving affected people only three days to act. Indiana Youth Group stated that denying updates is discriminatory and dangerous, that mismatched identification can expose individuals to harassment, threats, and violence, and that it creates barriers to employment, housing, and essential services. The policy had been proposed in July and November 2025 and faced public criticism; advocates said the BMV ignored public opposition and offered no transparency.
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