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Ohio BMV Requires Birth-Certificate Update for Gender Marker Change

8/20/2026

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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will require a birth-certificate update before a driver’s license gender marker can be changed.
Governor Mike DeWine signed a June budget mandating the new gender-marker rule.
Ohio law defines ‘sex’ as biological traits at birth, excluding gender identity.
Equality Ohio director Dwayne Steward said the change is targeted and may suppress voters.

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The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will require a birth-certificate update before a driver’s license gender marker can be changed.
Governor Mike DeWine signed a June budget mandating the new gender-marker rule.
Ohio law defines ‘sex’ as biological traits at birth, excluding gender identity.
Equality Ohio director Dwayne Steward said the change is targeted and may suppress voters.