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Areas of Work: Identity Documents

  • Sus Derechos de Inmigrante
    Inmigrantes Trans en Nueva York

  • Your Immigration Rights
    Trans Immigrants in New York In this brochure: • Name Changes for Immigrants in New York • Name and Gender Change on Immigration Documents • Trans Marriage Recognition • The Real ID Act • Asylum for Trans People

  • Cómo cambiar legalmente su nombre
    Una guía para la gente Trans en la ciudad de Nueva York

    Instrucciones cómo cambiar legalmente su nombre en Nueva York.


  • Court removes bar to transgender name changes
    Associated Press | November 27, 2008

    This article also discusses New York State's Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court ruling that transgender people can change their names "at will", without any medical requirements or surgery-regardless of a judge's "confusion".

  • Stop the Suspensions!

    Recently, SRLP joined the NY Coalition for Immigrants' Rights to Drivers' Licenses. This important coalition, consisting of dozens of New York organizations, is opposing new policies designed to suspend the licenses of immigrants in New York State.

    Recently, SRLP joined the NY Coalition for Immigrants' Rights to Drivers' Licenses. This important coalition, consisting of dozens of New York organizations, is opposing new policies designed to suspend the licenses of immigrants in New York State.


  • Victory: Name Change Court Decision in Matter of Guido

    On October 24th, 2003, SRLP received a favorable decision in Matter of Guido, a case where we were fighting for a transgender woman to be allowed to change her name

    On October 24th, 2003, SRLP received a favorable decision in Matter of Guido, a case where we were fighting for a transgender woman to be allowed to change her name


  • Birth Certificate Sex Designation: An Overview of the Issues

    A summary of the issues discussed at the meeting with the Office of Vital Statistics in February, 2003.


  • FAQ for New Transgender Birth Certificate Regulations Proposed in New York City

    FAQ for New Transgender Birth Certificate Regulations Proposed in New York City

    What does the current policy say?

    Right now, transgender people born in New York City can never get birth certificates that reflect our new gender. If we provide proof of having had vaginoplasty or phalloplasty (types of genital surgery), we can get a birth certificate that shows no gender at all.

    What's wrong with the current policy?

  • The fight for fair access to birth certificates continues

    On December 5, 2006, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene withdrew a proposed amendment to the Health Code that would have given access to accurate birth certificates to many transgender people. The amendment would have allowed new birth certificates to be issued to those who could prove with medical evidence they had completed transition and intended to remain permanently in their gender, whether or not they had undergone a specific surgical procedure as a part of transition.

  • Read the Board of Health's Press Release
  • Background on SRLP's four year campaign to change NYC's birth certificate sex designation change policy

  • New York City Birth Certificate Policy

    For several years, until late in 2006, SRLP worked with the New York City Board of Health / Bureau of Vital Statistics to try to get them to change their birth certificate sex designation change policy to not require genital surgery — which they failed to do. The materials linked below document the history of SRLP's work on this issue, and may be helpful to activists working on similar issues elsewhere.

    For several years, until late in 2006, SRLP worked with the New York City Bureau of Vital Statistics to try to get them to change their birth certificate sex designation change policy to not require genital surgery — which they failed to do. The materials linked below document the history of SRLP's work on this issue, and may be helpful to activists working on similar issues elsewhere.