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Nevada

ID documents
Protective
Care
Mixed
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.
No

Nevada is broadly protective on ID documents.

More about Nevada

Adults changing their name to match their gender identity do not have to publish it in a newspaper. You can pick M, F, or X on your driver's license by self-declaration, and people born in Nevada can change the sex on their birth certificate with notarized affidavits, with no court order or surgery. Nevada Medicaid and state-regulated insurance must cover medically necessary gender-affirming care, and care for minors is not banned. Nevada has no shield law for gender-affirming care: the Governor vetoed SB 302 in 2023. Federal documents (passport, Social Security) are a separate matter: 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
    YesNewspaper notice sometimes, 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 IDNevada 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 Nevada
    Name
    UnclearNot covered in this guide yet
    Gender marker
    YesM, F, or X with your own signed form

Born somewhere other than Nevada? 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 for adults and minors in Nevada.Find clinics, health centers, telehealth, and ways to pay

Local help

Statewide organizations

  • Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada[6]

    Free help with name changes and gender marker changes for eligible low-income clients. Walk in Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also runs the Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center.

    • Free
    702-386-1070725 E. Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89104

  • The LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas (The Center)[7]

    Southern Nevada's LGBTQ+ community center. It runs an informed-consent hormone clinic, a sexual health clinic, behavioral health services, and help enrolling in health insurance.

    • Cost varies
    702-733-9800401 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89101

  • Our Center (Reno)[8]

    Northern Nevada's LGBTQ+ community center. It hosts trans peer support groups for adults, teens, and parents, and offers free HIV and STI testing by appointment.

    • Free
    775-328-2470

  • Trans Lifeline[9]

    Peer support hotline run by and for trans people.

    • Free
Sources for this page (9)

Sources

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

  1. NRS Chapter 41, Proceedings to change names of natural persons (NRS 41.270-41.2999)Nevada Legislature, Law. accessed
    “If the petition filed by the applicant states that the reason for desiring the change is to conform the applicant's name to his or her gender identity, the court shall not require the applicant to comply with the provisions of subsection 1.”
  2. NAC 483.070, Declaration required for change of genderNevada Legislature, Regulation. accessed
    “A person who wishes to change the gender indicated on his or her drivers license ... must attest to such a change by submitting his or her declaration as a person of the identified gender on a form provided by the Department.”
  3. SB 302 (2023), gender-affirming health care protections, bill historyNevada Legislature (NELIS), Official page. accessed
    “Jun 03, 2023 Vetoed by the Governor. Returned to Senate with Governor's veto message.”
  4. NRS 422.272362, Medicaid coverage for gender dysphoria and gender incongruenceNevada Legislature, Law. accessed
    “The Authority shall not categorically refuse to cover any medically necessary gender-affirming treatments or procedures ...”
  5. Nevada equality profileMovement Advancement Project, Organization. accessed
    “Shield law for transgender health care 0/1; gender neutral markers on driver's licenses and birth certificates.”
  6. Name/Gender Marker ChangeLegal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Organization. accessed
    “We assist eligible individuals with name changes and gender marker changes ... walk-in hours Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.”
  7. Gavin J Goorjian Community Health CenterThe LGBTQ+ Center of Las Vegas, Organization. accessed
    “Gender-Affirming Care: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), Informed consent”
  8. ProgramsOur Center, Organization. accessed
    “Trans Support Reno (TSR): Adult Peer-to-Peer Support Group meets every Tuesday”
  9. Trans LifelineTrans Lifeline, Organization. accessed