Updating your name and gender marker as a transgender person varies from state-to-state. We recommend checking these resources for navigating the process for gender marker and name change in your state:

• Plume has partnered with Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) to provide name and gender marker change support for low-income transgender individuals in select service areas. See if you are eligible here. 

• Trans Equality  (national database)

• Transgender Law Center (national database)

• Solace, an app that focuses on gender affirmation and includes state-by-state guides for the name/gender marker change process.

Getting the letter

In order to complete a letter of support for your name and/or gender marker change, your care team will need to know the following information:

• The full name you would like to adopt as your legal name (First, Middle and Last)

• Gender marker you would like to use as your legal gender marker

• Gender marker currently on your legal documents, such as your passport or driver’s license

• The date you need the letter completed by