#NotOneStepBack DMV Petition
Orlando for Gender Equality (OGE) and Not One Step Back Coalition partners are circulating the petition below to demonstrate public opposition to the recent Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles policy change prohibiting Florida residents from changing the gender marker on state IDs and drivers licenses to accurately reflect their gender identity. Add your name to the petition by entering your name, email address, and by checking the appropriate box. For more information regarding our campaign, see the statement at the bottom of this form.
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I affirm my support for the #NotOneStepBack Coalition and demand that the FLHSMV rescind the current policy prohibiting licensees from changing the gender marker on licenses to accurately reflect their gender identity.
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Statement on DMV Policy Change

LGBTQ+  advocates from around the state organized and mobilized in great numbers this past legislative session. Through actions like protests, letter-writings, die-ins, and more, we defeated 21 out of 22 anti-LGBTQ+ bills attempting to move through the Florida legislature. One of these bills, HB 1639, sponsored by local representative Doug Bankson, was particularly egregious. It sought to redefine "sex" in a way that excludes transgender, non-binary, and intersex people, and to prohibit a person’s state identification documents from reflecting their gender identity. As the bill was heading towards its downfall in the legislature, the Deputy Executive Director, Robert Kynoch, of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) released a memo to county tax collectors in late January rescinding previous department policy (IR08 - Gender Requirements), which allowed for Florida residents to change the gender marker on their ID to accurately reflect their gender identity. The memo wrongly excludes gender identity from “sex” in an effort to subvert the democratic process to redefine sex - and prohibit gender marker amendments - absent legislative authority. 

In a similar way, the legislature continued its attack on the rights of immigrants and people experiencing homelessness in the form of HB 1451. This bill, which passed and was signed into law by DeSantis, restricts the acceptance of community IDs issued by community organizations to immigrants and individuals experiencing homelessness. Community IDs are essential for demonstrating that a person is a resident and member of a given community. It is already tremendously difficult for these groups to acquire valid identification, and this law imposes yet another barrier to identification.

Accurate identification is a human right; we must demand access to legal authenticity for all. Advocates for transgender individuals, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness must stand together in the fight for equitable access to accurate identification. We demand that the FLHSMV restore their previous IR08-Gender Requirements policy to ensure that transgender people can obtain accurate IDs. Furthermore, we demand that legislators take action to protect trans people’s ability to obtain accurate identification as well as protect the acceptance of community IDs.

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