Gender Marker Change: Birth Certificate

Changing your name/gender on your Birth Certificate:

The process for changing your name/gender on your birth certificate depends on the state or country for which you were born. Below is some information about changing your name/gender on your birth certificate if you were born in Massachusetts. Lambda Legal provides information about birth certificate changes in other states.

In Massachusetts, a person who has completed sex reassignment surgery, and has had a legal name change by a court, may have their birth record amended to reflect the newly acquired sex and name. (M.G.L. c. 46 s. 13)

Name

The applicant must submit to the appropriate clerk a certified copy of the legal name change court order.

Sex Designation

The applicant must provide the town clerk (in town/city of birth) with a physician's notarized statement indicating completion of sex reassignment surgery. Please note, it is important to include the word "completed" and not just "performed" sexual reassignment surgery.
 

Downloads:

MTPC Gender Change Kit

Passport Application by Mail (DS-82)

Passport Application for Gender Change (DS-11)

Passport Application for Name Change (DS-5504)

MA RMV Gender Designation Change Form

Social Security Card Application Instructions