gender identity

The Indiana Department of Health issued guidance to local and county health departments to stop accepting gender change requests for Indiana birth records. IDOH said it was to comply with Gov. Mike Braun’s March 4 executive order that directed agencies to “enforce the biological binary” of gender.

Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is being allowed to take effect by a federal appeals court in Chicago. The order was issued Tuesday by a panel of justices on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals.

An Indiana school district is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case concerning a student’s right to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is appealing a ruling that would allow people to use a nonbinary gender marker X on their drivers licenses through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Indiana agencies are not allowed to use an "X" gender designation on identification documents for residents who don't identify as male or female, the state attorney general said.

Lawmakers will likely file legislation in the 2020 session over proposed rules at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for Hoosiers to change the gender on their drivers license.

The public got a chance to comment Monday, in person, about a proposed rule at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that allows people to change the gender on their drivers license.

State Attorney General Curtis Hill stalled the proposal last month, citing insufficient public notification.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says the state's attorney general has stalled a measure that would allow people to change their gender on driver's licenses and IDs.

The consideration of the policy sparked public outcry and death threats towards school board members.