Sex changes at the Registry just became easier

The article on the Herald website has dozens of reader comments that are nothing but trans-bashing. It never ceases to horrify me that there are actually people out there who think that transgender individuals shouldn't be able to have an ID so that they can rent an apartment or take a job without having to divulge sensitive personal information -- just like I or any other non-trans person is able to do.

Also, people are freakin ignorant. Transfolks have been able to change the gender on the ID card in the past with a letter stating they'd had genital surgery, so it isn't like it's a new thing for transpeople to be able to change gender on the ID. But many trans people don't desire genital surgery, and most people don't have thousands of dollars for it even if they did want it.

Oh, while I'm ranting about how much transphobia pisses me off, why should changing the gender on one's ID require a doctor's signature at all? I don't need to undergo a psych eval in order to get a fugly nosejob, or giant boob implants, or to gain or lose 100 pounds, or any number of other things that have huge impact on my physical appearance and my social perception.