Florida bans changing driver’s licenses to show gender identity instead of sex

Florida will no longer allow residents to change their driver’s licenses to reflect their gender identity instead of their biological sex, much to the chagrin of transgender-rights advocates. The Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles department said in a memo released Tuesday that it has rescinded its previous policy allowing drivers to change the gender markers on their licenses, stating that such rules “are not supported by statutory authority.” “Permitting an individual to alter his or her license to reflect an internal sense of gender role or identity, which is...