Gender Markers?

[Guest faint111]

So, I'm starting to gather all the forms I need for my legal name change as my birthdays at the end of the month. Which is all good and dandy as I'll be legal and can do what I want. However, I'd really like to get my gender marker changed at the same time, as it would be way less of a hassle and I'd probably save some money and not have to replace all my ID twice. I'm in Ontario, and the laws changed so I do not have to have a surgery to get it changed. However, you need a practicing physician's letter to get it, that pretty much says your male and live full time. I am not out to my doctor yet, mainly to the fact that I don't see her very often because I don't like doctors.

I'm not sure if I qualify as full time though, I feel as if I would as I'm out everywhere other than my relatives who I see once a year and present male 24/7. I use male bathrooms or family bathrooms the odd times I use public bathrooms, go by Noah and introduce myself as such to new people. The only iffy factor would be my parents, as they know but they haven't changed names/pronouns. But I feel like that shouldn't impact on me being full time, since I can't control other people's actions.

My main question is that, do you think if I came out to my family doctor she would write me a letter for a gender marker change in your opinion based on all of this?

It's all just putting a halt to my life as I don't want to apply for jobs/post secondary until all my legal work is through, so I'd like to get it all through with.

[Guest Sarah Faith]

I don't really know, my doctor filled out the forms for me with little issue, but she was also my prescribing doctor for HRT. I think there wouldn't be any harm in asking, if your living full time for the most part and show up to your appointment as Noah I don't think there would be much cause for her to doubt that your living full time. Anyways never hurts to give it a try.

Sarah

[Guest faint111]

I am not yet on hormones, that one is something I'm trying to get my parents to come around to, though I'll be legally good to do it, and this doctor wouldn't be the one prescribing it either. To be honest I'm not even sure if she has any trans experience, but she does qualify as a practicing physician..

[Guest Angel Heart]

What I had to do to get my gender marker changed was have my endocrinologist sign and date a piece of paper from the Department of Licensing saying I was ready for my ID to say Female. Although..that is down here in WA, USA, sooo....I don't know what it is like up there....sorry. try checking out your local DoL?

[Guest Jaques]

I saw private gender specialist who put me on T straight away, gave me a letter for my GP and one to say I was transgender so I could change my driving license, passport and other things. I don't know how it works in the States though - here, if you go under the National health service, it can take a couple of yrs, living in role before they will consider anything. I had been living as male for many years before I decided to go ahead and transition and took photos of myself as a child, looking like a boy, photos of me in a suit and tie etc and wrote a long letter explaining all I intended, I had an hours appointment with him after that which left him in no doubt that I was serious so maybe that's the best way to go for anyone who is certain its right for them.

[Guest faint111]

Well the laws for changing ones gender was just recently changed. And I'm just wondering really if a normal family doctor would write the letter, as the only trans guys I know IRL got theirs through the endo but I haven't started T yet. I've been living fulltime since Feb. But have binded since May and passed off and on for the last two or so years since I cut my hair off. All the thing says I need to change my gender marker is that I'm 18, which I will be when I send it, and this:

An Application for Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration.
A Statutory Declaration by a Person for a Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Registration.
A Letter signed by a practicing physician or psychologist (including a psychological associate) authorized to practice in Canada that includes the statements necessary to support your request (see cover sheet for instructions).
All previously issued birth certificates and certified copies of your birth registration.
An application form for a birth certificate.

And it says that the letter has to say that they are a practicing physician, has treated or evaluated applicant, confirms that the applicants gender identity doesn't accord on the applicants birth registration and is in the opinion that change of sex designation is appropriate.