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# Trans women win Alabama drivers licence case
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/trans-women-win-alabama-drivers-licence-case/
- Published: 2021-01-19T10:35:38.000Z
- Updated: 2021-01-19T10:30:48.000Z
- Description: Three trans women, who filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s current policy won the case after the state’s regulations were ruled as ‘unconstitutional’.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: News, Politics, Alabama, LGBTQ, Trans Rights, Transgender

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Destiny Clark

Three trans women, who filed a lawsuit against **Alabama’s** current policy that trans people must undergo full gender-reassignment surgery to be granted a driving licence that aligns with their gender identity, won the case after the state’s regulations were ruled ‘unconstitutional’.

**Darcy Jeda Corbitt**, **Destiny Clark**, and a third anonymous plaintiff, sued four state public safety and DMV officials in 2018, [saying ](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/alabama-transgender-drivers-license?ref=scenemag.co.uk)they were *“responsible for the establishment and enforcement of a policy that prevents transgender people in Alabama from obtaining a driver licence that reflects their gender, unless they undergo surgical procedures and disclose information about those procedures to the government”.*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/darcy-corbitt.jpg)

Darcy Jeda Corbitt

According to [**ABC News**](https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/judge-alabama-transgender-license-policy-unconstitutional-75287809?ref=scenemag.co.uk), U.S. district judge, **Myron Thompson**, granted the women new licences this week, and said: *“The alternative to surgery is to bear a driver licence with a sex designation that does not match the plaintiffs’ identity or appearance. That too comes with pain and risk.”*

They continued: *“Alabama therefore may no longer make people’s genitalia determine the contents of their driver licences.”* Following the ruling, Darcy Corbitt said: *“I know who I am, and finally the state of Alabama will be required to respect me and provide an accurate driver’s licence.”* The women hope their story will encourage authorities to *“consider the needs of transgender citizens*, \[rather\] *than try to force them into archaic understanding of what gender should be.”*

![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/trans-rights-now-600-400.jpg)