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Oregon

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

Oregon is one of the most protective states for trans people.

More about Oregon

You can change your name and legal sex (male, female, or nonbinary) in circuit court for a $124 fee, with no newspaper notice and usually no hearing. The DMV offers M, F, or X with no documentation, and if you were born in Oregon you can amend your birth certificate by notarized form without a court order. HB 2002 (2023) requires state-regulated insurance to cover gender-affirming care and protects patients and providers from other states' laws. The Oregon Health Plan covers hormones and surgery. 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 IDOregon 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 Oregon
    Name
    YesAfter your legal name change
    Gender marker
    YesM, F, or X with your own signed form

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

Local help

Statewide organizations

Sources for this page (10)

Sources

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

  1. ORS 33.410 to 33.460, Change of name and legal change of sex (2025 edition)Oregon State Legislature, Law. accessed
    “A circuit court may order a legal change of sex and enter a judgment indicating the change of sex if the individual attests that the individual has undergone surgical, hormonal or other treatment appropriate for the individual for the purpose of affirming gender identity.”
  2. ORS 432.235, Requirements for amending or correcting vital recordOregon State Legislature, Law. accessed
  3. Changing your gender marker on your driver's license or ID cardOregon DMV, Official page. accessed
    “Select one of the three gender markers — M (male), F (female) or X (not specified).”
  4. HB 2002 (2023), Oregon Laws 2023 chapter 228Oregon State Legislature, Law. accessed
    “Modifies provisions relating to access to reproductive health care and gender-affirming treatment.”
  5. ORS 743A.325, Gender-affirming treatmentOregon State Legislature, Law. accessed
  6. Basic Rights OregonOrganization. accessed
  7. LGBTQ+ resourcesBasic Rights Oregon, Organization. accessed
  8. Portland Regional OfficeOregon Law Center, Organization. accessed
  9. Oregon Law HelpLegal Aid Services of Oregon and Oregon Law Center, Organization. accessed
  10. Trans LifelineOrganization. accessed