Florida Stops Gender Changes on Licenses, Department Cites ‘Fraud’ and Lack of Authority

‘Misrepresenting one’s gender, understood as sex, on a driver license constitutes fraud,’ the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says.

Vehicles are driven along I-95 in Miami, Fla., on June 30, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida drivers can no longer alter their license to state any gender that differs from their biological sex, as the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that not only is it “fraud” to do so but that it did not have the authority to allow such a change.

“In Florida, you do not get to play identity politics with your driver’s license,” department spokesperson Molly Best told The Epoch Times in an email. “To obtain a license, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) requires satisfactory proof of identity, including your biological sex, to the Department.”