procedures on people under 18 years old
Here are some facts about Florida sex change law:
- House Bill 1365 would make it illegal for doctors to perform sex-change procedures on people under 18 years old1.
- Doctors are currently allowed to perform sex-change procedures if a patient is 12 or older1.
- The Florida Administrative Code allows for amendments to the sex on a birth certificate with "original, certified, or notarized supporting documentary evidence"2.
- The Florida Board of Medicine’s new measure prohibits the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapies or surgeries to treat gender dysphoria for anyone in the Sunshine State under the age of 183.
- To legally change your gender in Florida, you can change your gender marker on a U.S. passport, birth certificate, Social Security records, or driver’s license4