Updating your legal name or gender marker on your Connecticut IDs and birth certificate can feel confusing at first. This page provides clear step-by-step instructions to help you through the process. Whether you are completing a transgender name change in Connecticut or updating the gender marker on your ID, the Transgender ID Project offers guidance that makes each requirement easier to understand. This resource is designed for transgender people living in Connecticut who want to navigate these updates with confidence and access the information they need in one place.

How to Change Your Name and Gender Marker in Connecticut

In most cases you do not need to work with a lawyer to update your name or gender marker on ID documents and can typically update these documents fairly easily on your own. The Connecticut Quick Reference Guide has the information and materials you need to get started. Click here for the guide.

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Understanding Your Rights in Connecticut

Updating your ID documents is one important step, but it’s part of a broader picture of legal protections available to transgender people in Connecticut. Here are some resources to help you understand your rights.

Know Your Rights: Connecticut has strong nondiscrimination protections for transgender people covering employment, housing, health care, and public accommodations. The Connecticut Know Your Rights page offers a full overview of those legal protections and how they apply to your daily life, providing important context for what your rights are once your documents are updated.

Transgender Rights: The legal ability to update your name and gender marker in Connecticut exists because of decades of advocacy work. GLAD Law has been at the forefront of advancing transgender rights through litigation, legislation, and public advocacy, creating the legal conditions that make these ID changes possible. Learn more about that work and how GLAD Law continues to defend and expand transgender rights across New England and beyond.

Public Accommodations: Having accurate ID documents matter beyond identification, it helps reduce the risk of discrimination when accessing public services, health care, housing, and other accommodations. Connecticut law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity in public accommodations. Learn more about those protections and what to do if you experience discrimination.

Recent Legislation Affecting Transgender Rights in Connecticut

Connecticut has a strong track record of protecting transgender rights through state law, and that work continued in 2025.

In 2015, Connecticut passed Public Act 15-132, removing the surgical requirement for amending the gender marker on a birth certificate. Since 2020, Connecticut has offered an X gender marker option on driver’s license and state IDs. Connecticut also has longstanding statewide nondiscrimination protections for transgender people in employment, housing, public accommodations, and education.

Most recently, in 2025 the Connecticut legislature passed Public Act No. 25-154, reaffirming the state’s policy of health care nondiscrimination by explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, and gender expression by health care providers. This law reinforces existing protections at a time when federal nondiscrimination policies are being rolled back.

Frequently Asked Questions About Changing Your Name and Gender Marker in Connecticut

How do I obtain a legal name change in Connecticut?

To obtain a legal name change, you apply to either your local Probate or Superior Court. Here are the instructions for applying to Probate Court: Procedure for Applying to the Probate Court for Change of Name.

Adults need to complete and submit the following forms:

  • Form PC-901 is the primary petition form for adults requesting a legal name change in Connecticut Probate Court: PC-901 Petition for Change of Name (Adult)
  • Form PC-910 is a supporting affidavit required alongside the PC-901 petition for adult name changes: PC-910.pdf

To change the name of a minor, you must complete and submit the following forms:

  • Form PC-900 is the petition form for requesting a legal name change for a minor in Connecticut Probate Court: PC-900
  • Form PC-910A is a supporting affidavit required alongside the PC-900 petition for minor name changes: PC-910A
  • Form PC-900CI is a confidential form filed alongside the PC-900 to provide the minor child’s Social Security number to the Probate Court: PC-900CI

Applicants who are indigent or otherwise unable to pay the application fee of $250 may be eligible for a waiver by completing and submitting Form PC-184, which requests that the Probate Court waive filing fees for applicants who cannot afford them: Request/Order Waiver of Fees (Petitioner).

Do I need to publish my name change in a newspaper?

No. Connecticut does not have this requirement.

How do I change the name and gender on my Connecticut driver’s license?

Here are the instructions for changing name and gender on a Connecticut driver’s license or identification card: GENDER DESIGNATION ON A LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.

If you are changing your name, you must first change it on your Social Security card. You must also submit a name change order from a court (NOTE: It doesn’t need to be from a Connecticut court) and complete the following form: Form E-78 is used to request a name change or name correction on a Connecticut driver’s license, ID card, or vehicle registration: CHANGE OF NAME OR NAME CORRECTION REQUEST.

To change the gender on an adult driver’s license or identification card, submit Form B-385, which allows Connecticut residents to designate their gender as Female, Male, or Non-Binary on their driver’s license or state ID: GENDER DESIGNATION ON A LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD.

If the person requesting the change is a minor, a parent or guardian must be present and sign the B-385 form, or the minor must submit a signed and notarized 2D form with the B-385. Form 2D is a notarized parental consent form required when a minor aged 16 or 17 is requesting a gender change on their Connecticut driver’s license or ID: CERTIFICATE OF PARENTAL CONSENT DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES NOTARIZATION (Not valid unless notarized below) SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN.

NOTE: Beginning May 3, 2023, if you want to use a state ID to fly domestically or enter a federal building, it will need to be a REAL ID. For more information about obtaining a CT REAL ID, see: Connecticut Real ID — CT DMV Information.

If I was born in Connecticut, how do I change the name and gender on my birth certificate?

In 2015, Connecticut changed the law to allow a person to amend the sex designator on their birth certificate to reflect their gender transition, without requiring any surgical treat

If you run into trouble or have questions, fill out the Transgender ID Project support form or contact GLAD Law Answers.

Disclaimer: This page is for general information only. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Because every situation is different, the information here cannot replace personalized advice from a qualified lawyer. Laws change frequently, and GLAD Law does not guarantee that the information on this page is current or complete. For legal advice or referrals, please contact GLAD Law Answers.

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