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Maine

ID documents
Protective
Care
Protective
Shield lawA state law that protects patients and providers of gender-affirming care from investigations, subpoenas, or extradition attempts by states that ban that care.
Yes, protects care

Maine is protective for trans people.

More about Maine

Adult name changes need no newspaper publication, and you can choose M, F, or X on your driver's license and your Maine birth certificate by signing a form, with no doctor's letter. MaineCare covers hormone therapy and surgery, state-regulated private plans may not exclude transition care, and a 2024 shield law protects patients and providers from other states' bans. Federal documents (passport, Social Security) are the exception: their sex fields are currently frozen nationwide.

This state’s pages are drafts written from official sources and not yet checked by a person. What this means

Your documents, in order

Most people go in this order, because each office checks the one before it. On every document, updating your name and changing your gender marker are separate questions with separate answers.

  1. Legal name changeState court
    Name
    YesNo newspaper notice, hearing sometimes
  2. Social SecurityFederal, same in every state
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now
  3. Driver's license / state IDMaine DMV
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    YesM, F, or X with your own signed form
  4. US passportFederal, same in every state
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    NoCannot be changed right now
  5. Birth certificateOnly if born in Maine
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    YesM, F, or X with your own signed form

Born somewhere other than Maine? Your birth certificate follows the state where you were born. Choose your birth state

Gender-affirming care

Adults
Allowed
Under 18
Allowed
Gender-affirming care is legal and protected in Maine for adults and for minors with parental consent.Find clinics, health centers, telehealth, and ways to pay

Local help

Statewide organizations

Sources for this page (6)

Sources

6 sources. Numbers in the text, like [1], point here.

  1. LD 227 (131st Legislature), shield law for gender-affirming and reproductive care (PL 2023 c. 648)Maine Legislature, Law. accessed
    “Signed by the Governor. Chapter 648. Public Law. Date 4/22/2024”
  2. Maine's equality profileMovement Advancement Project, Organization. accessed
  3. GLAD Law AnswersGLAD Law, Organization. accessed
  4. Pine Tree Legal AssistanceOrganization. accessed
  5. MaineTransNetOrganization. accessed
  6. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed