US EditionIndiana BMV to not allow gender marker change starting Thursday
The Indiana BMV's new policy removes court and physician statements for gender marker changes, aligning with state policy after Gov. Braun's 2025 executive order.
- Starting Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer allow gender-marker changes on driver's licenses and state-issued identification cards via court orders or physician statements.
- Following Gov. Mike Braun's executive order, the administrative rules process included two public hearings that generated hours of testimony opposing the change.
- The BMV posted notice on Feb. 3 after a Jan. 13 notification and had 30 days to implement the rule, but advocates said the BMV website only quietly posted it on a single page.
- IYG warned the rule will create barriers to employment, housing, and services, calling it `discriminatory` and `dangerous`, just days before it takes effect on February 12.
- The rule also bans the `X` gender marker, which some Hoosiers used, and comes amid Senate Bill 182 and other measures impacting transgender people in Indiana.
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106.7 WTLCIndiana BMV Ends Gender Marker Changes on State IDs
Source: Philip Yabut / Getty Beginning Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer allow customers to change the gender marker on their state-issued identification, even if they present a court order or a physician’s statement. The update follows an administrative rulemaking process that included two public hearings and was posted quietly on the BMV’s website over the weekend. IYG, an organization that supports LGBTQ+ youth and…
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Indiana BMV rule barring gender marker changes effective this week
Starting Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer provide customers with the option to change their gender on their Indiana credential by using a court-ordered gender change or physician statement.
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21AliveBMV rule barring gender marker changes effective this week
Starting Thursday, gender marker changes will no longer be allowed by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles. (Getty Images)Starting Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will no longer provide customers with the option to change their gender on their Indiana credential by using a court-ordered gender change or physician statement. The change comes after an administrative rules process that included two public hearings. The BMV posted the…
Indiana BMV to restrict gender marker changes on driver's licenses beginning Thursday
INDIANAPOLIS -- As of Thursday, the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) will no longer allow Hoosiers to change the gender marker on their driver's licenses or other identification cards using court ordered gender changes.
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