I predicted that Texas would block gender change on birth certificates a few days ago. On 27-August, the news broke that they were no longer accepting court orders for drivers license gender change.
In Georgia, to avoid this issue, I habitually voted by mail. In that state, you don’t need an excuse like being out of state, etc. Texas, when I last voted there, you did need such an excuse.
About a week ago, it came to my attention that the Attorney General of Texas has ordered the Department of Public Safety to stop accepting court orders for gender marker change on a drivers license. I first saw the linked report from Erin Reed on her substack on 22-August-2024.
If you know anything about transgender healthcare, you know there’s some fairly significant gatekeeping hurdles to be overcome. That’s particularly true of gender affirming surgery.
Further on Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, with thanks to Badtux the Snarky Penguin. You can read the full post at the WordPress link below. I found this thanks to Ali at Scottie’s Playtime.
I finally received all the necessary paperwork that I needed to get my driver’s license transferred to my new home state. The birth certificate, which was the big holdup, arrived on Monday.
Yesterday, I attended a carnival in this rural, heavily conservative, community. In general, it was a pleasant outing. That was, I’m certain, at least partly because I dressed fairly conservatively myself.
This morning, on his Substack, Robert Reich asks how we are coping with the news of the last couple of weeks. I answered him, and I’d like to share that answer here.
I am a well educated woman, a lesbian, and an eclectic Pagan. I am loving and giving. I am a caretaker type, who often fails miserably at self care. I have fibromyalgia, seizure disorder, and AFib.
I am complex, complicated, and worth the effort.
An Aging Trans Woman 