Trump's Executive Orders And Effects On Transgender People (usa). Having To Change My Id To Match My Biological Sex? Effects On My Job (government Employee)?
Sorry if the tag is wrong I don't know what would be the most accurate. I'm a transgender man (born female) employed by my generally transphobic state, but born in a generally good one. I saw all this coming years ago. I had my driver's license as male. I also managed to get my birth certificate amended to match my preferred name and gender with my birth record sealed about five years ago. Not sure if people know I'm transgender at work.
Does this new executive order mean I have to change things back? Does the government even know what my biological sex is at this point? I mean I'm sure they could unseal the record, poke around and find out, but that would take dedicated time and effort, specifically looking into me, right? It's not something they can just look up? Am I breaking the law by not willingly changing my ID back?
I'm pretty sure by the language of the order I am now breaking federal law by using my offices bathroom and locker rooms. Of course people don't know I'm trans so to suddenly start using the women's bathroom would only be more disturbing and likely seen as me being a man in the women bathrooms. That's a fun little conundrum.
I'm not sure what I can or should do at this point. It takes time for these orders to go into effect, but how much time and if they even will I really don't know. I guess more than advice I'm hoping for some sort of comfort that I don't have to think about leaving my country and the job I love.
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