{"id":1183,"date":"2021-01-11T04:57:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T09:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/?post_type=video&#038;p=1183"},"modified":"2024-05-06T15:09:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T19:09:52","slug":"transgender-how-to-change-your-legal-name-and-gender-marker-on-vital-records","status":"publish","type":"video","link":"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/resource-center\/video\/transgender-how-to-change-your-legal-name-and-gender-marker-on-vital-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender? How to Change Your Legal Name and Gender Marker on Vital Records."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Transgender or \u201ctrans\u201d people may decide to change their legal name and\/or gender marker as part of their journey to live as their authentic self. Many wealth and estate planning professionals are&nbsp;not familiar with the steps&nbsp;necessary to accomplish these updates, or with issues specific to financial and estate planning for the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACTEC Fellows&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/directory\/profile\/Cynthia-Lamar-Hart\/d434adb6-2872-464f-9e35-a23d5c6417cb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/directory\/profile\/Paula-Kohut\/126029e2-0add-4037-9411-9f8f79cc4168\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paula A. Kohut<\/a>&nbsp;share introductory information for practitioners and for the general public about these processes, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Terminology and etiquette;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What documents can be updated as to legal name and\/or gender;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent legal precedent;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/press-releases\/actec-recognized-by-the-academy-of-interactive-and-visual-arts\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General guidance on the steps for changing state records (legal name, driver\u2019s license, birth certificate) and federal records (passport, social security);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to obtain forms and instructions for the letter required for updating federal records, with a caution that states may require different documentation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to go for a state-by-state guide to updating name and\/or gender marker;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent legal precedent regarding federal anti-discrimination protection;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What estate planning documents to consider (healthcare directive, will, power of attorney, legal guardian) and where to go for more information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/transgender_law_web.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/transgender_law_web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/transgender_law_web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/28thCommAwards_SiteBugs_Final_SiteBug_Video_Silver-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17265\" style=\"width:150px;height:185px\" width=\"150\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/28thCommAwards_SiteBugs_Final_SiteBug_Video_Silver-1.png 487w, https:\/\/www.actec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/28thCommAwards_SiteBugs_Final_SiteBug_Video_Silver-1-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actec.org\/press-releases\/actec-recognized-by-the-academy-of-interactive-and-visual-arts\/\"><em><strong>This video was a recipient of the 2022 Communicator Award.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorneys explain to transgender people and their counsel how to change their name and gender on vital records and critical legal documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8476,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"video-type":[310,308,311,59],"class_list":["post-1183","video","type-video","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diversity","video-type-law","video-type-lgbtq","video-type-marginalized-communities","video-type-planning-for-a-diverse-and-equitable-future"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Transgender? 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