WVs DMV changes photo policy re transgender women.
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 11:22 am
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These types of suits seem to finally be making an impact on how government officials supposed to treat transgender folk.
A similar issue occurred in South Carolina when their DMV similarly discriminated against a 16-year-old transgender gal.The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles will no longer dictate how transgender residents can dress for driver’s license photos, reversing a policy that many LGBT advocates consider unconstitutional.
The state formally changed its policy July 1 after five transgender women threatened to sue, saying they were harassed or forced to remove makeup while trying to update their driver’s license information last year, according to the New York-based Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, which represented them.
These types of suits seem to finally be making an impact on how government officials supposed to treat transgender folk.