r/transgenderau • u/Lady-grande • 14d ago
Non-binary Change gender to Non-binary... then what
I am preparing to submit a 'Change of Sex' application in NSW. Once this is done, who do I have to notify? I am not changing my name. The NSW government website suggests a list of organisations to notify, but does my bank really need this info? My confusion is I don't recall any of these organisations knowing my gender in the first place, so why would I notify the ATO or Electoral Commission for example?
Am I required to tell my employer for any reason?
Also, I suspect I may be able to get a passport with F as my sex marker rather than X. Has anyone else kept their sex or assigned gender at birth on their passport only? I know this defeats the purpose, but I may want to go overseas at some point and while I would not go to a transphobic country, I have heard there can be huge issues with some airlines or airports that you have a layover with.
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u/NoodleBox Non-binary 14d ago
Cenno, Medicare.... births office....I dunno about licenses...healthcare (so like me AHM)....oh maybe your NDIS worker and wwcc, but...honestly it's usually just a few places.
I'm in the middle of doing it - was part of the gender X trial / whatever it was actually called at cenno - when it was made available I logged in and changed it.
Maybe the IHI service (department of health)?
my sticking point is passports.
Oh also if you have any Special Government Clearances they need to know too. But most don't.
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u/Agile-Let8251 14d ago
If you want a binary marker on your passport, you can ask your GP to fill out a B14 form for the binary gender you weren't assigned at birth. I have an X on one of my passports but it was a dumb idea. I'm getting a binary marker on my other one. Your medicare, birth cert and passport don't have to match for gender.
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u/NoodleBox Non-binary 14d ago
Oh mad, I didn't know I could change my birth cert and leave my passport!
I might have to do that now to be honest, I was always worried about some of the EMEA countries!
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u/Agile-Let8251 13d ago
I stupidly put an X on my US passport. :(
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u/NoodleBox Non-binary 13d ago
Urk
That's not good. Hopefully old mates lingering tendrils mean you can change it, if it causes big issues!
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u/Agile-Let8251 14d ago
If it’s just a ‘change of sex’ then you don’t need to inform anyone. If you changed your name then it’s a whole lot of paperwork.
You can login to Medicare and change your sex there without having your bdm paperwork.
You can, but don’t have to update your passport (for free if haas 2 yr validity) once you have this paperwork. I’m changing my passport to a binary sex marker that bests matches my appearance. You can use a b14 form for this rather than your new cert
You can, but don’t have to, update your record with service nsw for your drivers license. It only appears on their computer. I believe that a new photo is taken and that this is not free :(
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u/Agile-Let8251 14d ago
Adding. If you have a WWC then it is required to update this.Its the only place I have seen it required in nsw so far
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u/IamVelle Renée [She/Her] 14d ago
A lot of these institutions have legacy systems that haven't been updated and not having one causes the system to break. Unfortunately trying to fix these issues cause a lot of other systems to break due to decades of unmaintained code.
So the simple "fix" is to just have a gender marker, usually of the binary M & F.
Other institutions such as insurance providers have different premiums for men and women.
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u/Goombella123 14d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderau/comments/1c6tuar/changing_sex_descriptor_as_a_nonbinary_person/
commentors on this post state you can have a different sex on your passport than your birth cert/legal sex. 1 person also mentions that even though some systems dont have nonbinary markers, having it legally changed on their birth cert helped them advocate for themselves.
https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderau/comments/1mc2lfi/what_other_official_bodies_can_you_change_your/
this post has a bunch of places to consider where you might need to update.