Gender-marker change in Tennessee
These are the steps most people follow for a gender-marker change in Tennessee, in order. Each links to its official source and the date we last checked it. When you're ready, build a personalized checklist that covers every document at once.
This is general information, not legal advice. Requirements change, so always confirm with the official source linked on each step, and talk to a lawyer or legal-aid organization about your specific situation.
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Step 1: Update your Social Security record
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
Check these official pages yourself
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Step 2: Update your driver's license or state ID
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
Check these official pages yourself
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security — Driver Services: Helpful Information —
- Tennessee General Assembly — Senate Bill 1440 / House Bill 239 (2023), as enacted — We cannot check this source automatically for changes. Check it yourself before you file.
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Step 3: Update your U.S. passport
Needs reverification, so we don't show it as current.
Check these official pages yourself
- U.S. Department of State — Sex Markers in Passports — We cannot check this source automatically for changes. Check it yourself before you file.
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Where to get help
- Tennessee Equality Project — Statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization that tracks Tennessee policy and legislation and publishes know-your-rights information relevant to transgender residents.
- Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (Help4TN) — Statewide nonprofit that connects Tennesseans with free or low-cost civil legal help, including a free legal-information helpline and referrals to legal aid and pro bono attorneys, covering all 95 counties.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — Tennessee identity documents guide — Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) keeps a plain-language guide to changing your name and gender marker on Tennessee documents. Their staff write and update it. Read it alongside this checklist.
- Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) — National advocacy organization (formerly the National Center for Transgender Equality) with plain-language guides to updating federal identity documents (Social Security, passport) after a name or gender-marker change.
- Lambda Legal Help Desk — National LGBTQ+ legal organization offering a free legal help desk for questions about discrimination and legal name/gender-marker changes.