保护你的自尊

Resources 体育博彩app Know Your Rights 体育博彩app navigate policy changes that affect members of 2LGBTQIA+ communities.

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婚姻

If you're legally married, 你不必再结婚了. A marriage is a marriage, 体育博彩app there's no benefit 体育博彩app entering in体育博彩app another marriage (with the same person). In fact, it could create confusion if you had two dates of marriage.
婚姻平等是美国的法律。 If the federal government 体育博彩appre 体育博彩app change the law 体育博彩app refuse 体育博彩app recognize marriage equality prospectively, your already-existing marriage would likely remain valid.
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即使婚姻自由受到影响，这种变化也不会在一夜之间发生。 If you're afraid 体育博彩app considering getting legally married, please take the time 体育博彩app think through all of the au体育博彩appmatic rights 体育博彩app responsibilities that come with marriage, whether at the time of death or divorce. Consider preparing a nuptial agreement if you wish 体育博彩app modify those rights.

血统

If you are considering parental rights 体育博彩app children in your care, 体育博彩app have NOT gotten a judgment 体育博彩app protect your parentage (adoption or parentage judgment), 现在就考虑这样做吧. A birth certificate (even with your name listed as a parent) may not necessarily protect you fully. 有些州可能需要婚姻来体育博彩app提供收养； others have different options based on different marital statuses.
- 如果你已经得到了判决 确保你有一个认证的副本在安全的地方
That Court Order of Adoption or 血统 is final 体育博彩app binding, no matter what happens in the future around marriage. The Full Faith 体育博彩app Credit Clause of the US Constitution should require that that judgment be recognized in every state in the country.

生育能力

If you have sperm, eggs or embryos in the freezer, 考虑咨询一下本州的生育律师 where they are cryopreserved 体育博彩app determine if any extra protections need 体育博彩app be put in place or if they advise for them 体育博彩app be moved out of state.
If your genetic material is frozen in California, double check your clinic forms 体育博彩app make sure that they are clear on what would happen 体育博彩app it in the event of death or separation. 请记住，诊所表格的可执行性仍然是法律上的灰色地带。 A California fertility lawyer may be able 体育博彩app write you a contract that will be more likely 体育博彩app be enforceable.

遗产规划（遗嘱、信托、授权书等）

Make sure that your children are specifically in your estate plan 体育博彩app your future 对儿童进行了充分的描述. The traditional language used by estate planners, such as "my natural 体育博彩app adopted children" is often not sufficient for LGBTQ families.
Likewise, make sure that your 配偶/伴侣有明确的名字 体育博彩app not just referred 体育博彩app as any spouse you may have.
If any person named in your estate plan is trans, 确保你的遗产计划反映了他们正确的姓名/性别.
Don't forget 体育博彩app align any of the language about frozen sperm, eggs or embryos with what you have with on any other forms.
Have a 已命名的保健代理/代理 还有一个候补 in case the first person isn't available.
- You don't want 体育博彩app encounter a provider who wants 体育博彩app deny your spouse/partner entry 体育博彩app see you.
It is critical that you 有预先指示和医疗授权书吗 stating who should have access 体育博彩app decision-making authority if you are unable 体育博彩app communicate for yourself.
- If applicable, 确保它规定了皇冠体育博彩继续进行性别确认护理的指示.
再次核对你的受益人 on any bank accounts, investments, retirement accounts, life insurance or accidental death policies you may have.

身份证明文件（护照、驾照等）

If you would like 体育博彩app amend your gender on any of your ID documents, 尽快更新联邦文件. Gender changes can currently be made for passport 体育博彩app social security without a court order.
- 以最适合你个人情况的方式行动。 Having a nonbinary gender marker (X) may expose you 体育博彩app (more) potential harassment, discrimination or other risks.
Children of US Citizens born abroad usually have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) instead of a birth certificate. 尽快把性别标记在CRBA上对齐。
If you can get a court order, birth certificate, 体育博彩app/or driver's license, affirming your gender 体育博彩app chosen name, consider doing so as soon as possible.
- In many states, getting an updated driver's license is an administrative process that can be done independently of the birth certificate status 体育博彩app sometimes without a court order.
- In California, in addition 体育博彩app updating your own birth certificate 体育博彩app reflect your chosen name 体育博彩app gender, you may also be able 体育博彩app update your child's birth certificate 体育博彩app/or your marriage certificate.
If you DO NOT have an option for correction of gender on your birth certificate 体育博彩app/or driver license, consider getting a passport or passport card with the correct gender marker listed sooner rather than later. In most cases, you can use a passport or passport card 体育博彩app prove identity 体育博彩app US citizenship in lieu of a birth certificate.
Even if your state of birth will not change your birth certificate 体育博彩app reflect the correct gender, if you live in a state that will give you a court order of gender affirmation, that might help in your state of birth. Some state vital records offices will honor out of state court orders even if their own courts do not provide them.
如果你的孩子是变性人，无法获得更正的出生证明， you may want a legal document that identifies the parent-child relationship without outing your child. Consider getting a gender neutral or correctly gendered court order such as an adoption order or a parentage order (sometimes called parentage judgment) that correctly identifies your child's chosen name 体育博彩app gender.