Very proud to announce the Department of Health will now process all requests to change gender designation on birth certificates within three business days. Previously, there was as much as a 10 month wait.
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A team of more than a dozen people worked through a weekend to clear the department’s backlog of more than 500 requests. We’re speeding up government and centering the people.
This is how you improve "efficiency in the goverment..." focus on what is best for citizens and get it done! I'm in MO but I appreciate the dedication shown in this matter.
Probably more this year, since the Apartheid Snowflake has been firing federal employees in bulk. While he got the same government he's butchering to award Tesla a $400M contract for that joke of a car.
But owning the libs is more important than a functioning administration, right?
Thank you, and please thank the team who did the work, they deserve a day off and a bonus (if not a raise!) for their hard work and dedication to public service.
This is amazing! Thank you SO MUCH to that team of dedicated public servants who sacrificed their weekend to help our most vulnerable. This is what REAL government efficiency looks like.
While the outcome is astounding… The fact that it took only one weekend to do something people would be had to wait 10 months for, is appalling and shows that overall that department is purposefully slow. Creating the problem, so you can be the hero is gross.
Come to think of it, I don't remember the last time I heard of any government department actually working on speeding itself up and becoming more efficient
Only because it's not considered "news" by media outlets. Over the last 10 years the Dept. of Motor Vehicles in CA has become vastly more efficient. But, no one reports it.
The folks who keep things working and incrementally better get zero respect.
Share this knowledge with other states and work to build better systems without the federal. We need governors to govern with eachother and share ideas and programs that work.
Thank you, Governor Ferguson! I am grateful for the commitment to support human beings put forth by Washington State. You are helping untangle some chaos.
@governorferguson.bsky.social this represents an actual reform that makes the government more efficient. It's not showy- it's just solving a problem so that the government can serve the needs of the people. Thanks!
How much did that cost in overtime?? I call Waste! Did they get prior approval for the overtime work? Did they earn credit time, which has to be approved by a supervisor?? Stop being an idiot and stand up for yourself and your constituents.
You must have missed mine from day one. As well as your failures as AG. Wanna try again? Your gatekeepers have my email and your campaign manager is well aware.
WA is on a roll! On Friday there will be a hearing in Seattle on WA's request for an injunction against the EO on gender affirming care for trans youth.
Just be ready. We have some PISSED off magacultists to contend with too. I've been after them about their bigotry on his FB post about this. I'm very lucky to live here, but we have a fair share of Nazis too. But. WELCOME SOON!
We are like an hour from 5 proper. 40 min on good traffic days. It is not pretty out here. And they are big mad reichert didn't win. I can't wait to have my annual plant sale😩🫣🙄😐
Ya I'm out in the sticks. So you know, it doesn't matter WHERE in the west I am. Sticks=magacucks. I have 3% leadership as neighbors down the block😒. That said, no one stupid enough to fuck with my flags.
Working weekends (overtime) to change birth certificate gender identifications? How about working that hard for the other 99.999% if your constituents?
Which means 48% of us didn't, and we don't want it. The religious nuts and wanna be doormats were never being forced to vote, so there was no need to try to take that right away from the rest of us. (Love your handle, btw!)
And now, when you have a moment, please explain why you used to make folks wait 10 months. And then you can let us know how you're gonna speed up responding to disability needs.
Sorry to be cranky, but you're the one who ran for office.
That is really amazing. Think you could propose something to let us non-native born Washingtonians that are relocating here to get a Washington birth certificate?
That's why I pointed out that they are following the courts in some cases, which suggests that Vance is trying to bluster his way through, but at least some people are calling his bluff.
It is a shame I was born in Louisiana. I am ashamed of Louisiana. Please continue to protect trans people like myself living here in Washington. I can’t survive without this medication and other medication I fear losing when medicaid goes away.
Ridiculous. Biological sex is fixed and unchangeable except for a very small number of us. This nonsense is costing us elections and winning on much more important issues.
Sex and gender are distinct categories. Medical scientists of all fields acknowledge trans identity as valid. Gov. Andy Beshear was pro trans in a RED STATE, but as long as you take cues from FDR and provide Pro-Worker progressive policy then people wont care. Trans people aren't an issue.
It's all about hiding trans men so there is no traceability to deny them access women's spaces or compete in women's sports. Wait until women start getting hurt by transmen.
Dems have no self reflection on why they lost. Anyone who has a different opinion is a fascist racist transpobe nazi.
You know this not only affects Trans folks but also any woman who has had to go through the insanely dragged out complicated process of changing their name upon getting married? Like, this is an attempt by the right to suppress women’s from voting.
Gov.Ferguson, Is there a way blue state governors can establish a legal way to collect federal taxes to apply to congressionally approved spending that otherwise is stolen by Musk and his minions? We don’t want to fund the kleptocracy!
This is more heartening and encouraging for trans people everywhere than any message of support could possibly be. Words are easy; processing a backlog of paperwork is hard. Thank you.
Thank you and your team so much. This will directly benefit hundreds of lives in your state and more to come. This is what government is meant to do and meant to be, thank you for setting the example.
Damn what a fn clown. Haven't you got anything better to do?
What about the guy who just wants the health dept to fix a spelling mistake the dept made on his child's birth certificate and has been waiting months, but you can spend tax payer money for overtime for this pandering BS. 🤡
Efficiency in government? Now that’s a plot twist I can get behind! 👏 Hats off to the team working overtime to make this happen—this is how you put people first. More of this, please!
We just did this in my family. It's a clean new official certificate, with all the same originating dates. Only the recent print date is a clue. It's a clean document (and kinda amazing).
In a country where databases containing lists of trans people and identifying them as trans is about to pose a serious risk to those people's rights, and possibly their safety, I have mixed feelings about this.
Having pending gender change designation paperwork and having approved paperwork carry the exact same level of risk of identification, and expedition so they can get as many people's records changed as possible before anything happens is unequivocally good.
Please read last 2 paragraphs of this article from UK newspaper. Hegseth tells NATO we are going to war w China “in the Pacific” but stuff about our borders.
My trans wife and I have considered moving out of the US because of the increased anti-trans rhetoric and policies in this country. I personally feel WA is the safest place for us right now... if we can replace our idiot county sheriff and his psychopathic minions with progressive, unbiased ones.
BTW, we voted for you, Gov. Ferguson, and appreciate your progressive thinking and willingness to stand up to the idiot psychopath trying to run our country into the ground.
I’m American but live in Scotland. I am an Aunty to a gorgeous trans woman. I am more worried about her now than ever before and have been trying to convince her and her wife to move over here. Good luck to you and stay safe!
We were in Scotland briefly in August. I've wanted to move there since my first trip over in 1992! Thank you for your well wishes. Wishing the same for your niece and her hubby! 🥰
Thank you again for actually standing by the principles you ran on and taking action -- too much of the party are just posturing on a moral highground while waving their fingers and doing nothing.
Can our state have it's own vaccine approval program, maybe partnering with the other west coast states? I don't feel safe trusting any Federal agency for the duration of this administration.
My 26 year old transgender son just moved to Seattle to be in a safer environment than here in Orange County, CA. Thank you Gov. Ferguson and all who are working to help our lgbtq community feel safe!!!
If you’re looking for a city with thriving community, consider Long Beach. It’s the southernmost city in LA County but queer af. OC, is historically conservative with deep racist roots, such that the op’s son had to move for his safety. That said, I’ve got ~500 patients scattered across the county
Well done! Thank you for upholding the freedom to choose one's own destiny, especially at this moment in time when so many Americans define freedom only in terms of who they can openly hate.
Governer Ferguson, I will admit that I was initially skeptical about you, when Inslee stepped down, but I am glad to be proven wrong about you :) Thank you for being my governer!!!
Question: my wife and I (both trans) recently put in to change our own genders on our child's birth certificate & on our marriage license. Those aren't exactly the same thing - do you know if they're also processing in 3 days?
Thanks to each of those dozen people. That work matters so much.
This is oversimplified to the point of falsity :) I understand why you'd find the concept confusing, as much of the science is still developing and what we do have is many times more complicated than you've laid out but here's a source to help you learn.
This paper is about gender identity. I'm talking about the genetic sex of the baby, which is determined by the genotype only, and is what a birth certificate ought to show.
The article doesn't refer, in any way, to the psychological factors involved.
Phenotype is very much relevant and is a useful factor, in combination with chromosomes and hormonal production, in determining the biological sex of a person.
And indeed, the entire purpose of my sharing the article is to show that the single chromosomal marker is an inherently inaccurate way to define the sex of an individual, even if we remove personal lived experience and politics.
The article strikes me as a lot of wishful thinking. There is no getting around genotype. The rest is somewhat superfluous. A man with X and Y chromosomes is still a man even if he feels like a woman and displays genital abnormalities.
Thank you! This doesn't affect me personally, but I am proud to live in a state that cares about people and is fighting against the hatred of the current administration.
My son is transgender & we live in Oklahoma. I cannot tell you what an incredible burden you are lifting off the shoulders of our trans people & their families! We were fortunate that @governorwalz.mn.gov has the same decency you do - my son was born in MN 💙
I may not be from Washington, but this Californiaian is proud to share the west coast with you, sir. Good on you for doing the right thing in the face of the horrors coming out of DC.
And that is what I am hearing as well doesn’t sound like everyone knew about the plan. But stealing it in the open after knowing they have our personal info is scary af
This seems wrong, and I’m plenty left of center (if that matters). Why don’t we keep science on birth certificates? Cant preferred pronouns, if necessary, go on emails and social media, chosen avatars on sims etc?
Birth certificates aren't really a matter of science tbh, they're public record keeping. It makes sense to be able to change name and gender on them for that reason- it's also very important for a lot of people's safety to have their documents consistent and matching.
Learn science better. It is not preferred pronouns. Trans are born their correct gender. They were just born with the wrong body. All trans want is the body that they have always been in spirit and mind.
sadly, the level of science you've been taught is a dumbed-down, simplified version of the actual science. it's sort of like how in elementary school they teach you there are 3 states of matter, whereas in reality there are as few as 4 and as many as 22.
This is awesome! But the feds won't give anyone who does this a valid passport. Which means they also won't be able to vote, with the Save Act. So, maybe we need to do the whole Cascadia thing?
Awesome. I don't even remember how long it took the State of California to process my request when the process FINALLY stopped being so convoluted (namely, the state was requiring me to have a court order ordering California Vital Records to do it, and Colorado wouldn't interpret California law).
Thank you so much for this massive improvement. This isn't some platitude about listening, this is an actionable improvement that will have positive benefits for trans people.
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But owning the libs is more important than a functioning administration, right?
The folks who keep things working and incrementally better get zero respect.
I lived in WA state and you continue to make me proud to say how much I love WA!
https://gofund.me/514f522a
https://apnews.com/article/trump-transgender-passports-prisons-eggs-sperm-da1d1d280658a8c85c57cfec2f30cefb
WA is on a roll! On Friday there will be a hearing in Seattle on WA's request for an injunction against the EO on gender affirming care for trans youth.
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Full Friday schedule in case it changes again:
https://www.wawd.uscourts.gov/calendar/friday
Im planning on moving to Washington in a few months, and every single day this decision gets easier and easier
They already have the key 🔑 to your womb. Now, they won't need your vote when they take away your right to vote.
Under the SAVE Act, every married woman needs a corrected birth certificate to vote.
And now, when you have a moment, please explain why you used to make folks wait 10 months. And then you can let us know how you're gonna speed up responding to disability needs.
Sorry to be cranky, but you're the one who ran for office.
Dems have no self reflection on why they lost. Anyone who has a different opinion is a fascist racist transpobe nazi.
I would still like to do more.
Ooo maybe we can like rent an espresso cart for them for a day!
What about the guy who just wants the health dept to fix a spelling mistake the dept made on his child's birth certificate and has been waiting months, but you can spend tax payer money for overtime for this pandering BS. 🤡
Why now?
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Please read last 2 paragraphs of this article from UK newspaper. Hegseth tells NATO we are going to war w China “in the Pacific” but stuff about our borders.
Your priorities and your heart are in the right place. Thank your team for us, will you?
@georgetakei.bsky.social
@mavenofmayhem.bsky.social
Thanks to each of those dozen people. That work matters so much.
I hope to hear more about how you're going to protect vital services like Medicaid and SNAP from cuts the federal government is expected to make.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2658794/
It defines Gender identity in the following way:
"The gender identity of a person is the final result of genetic, hormonal and morphologic sex"
Phenotype is very much relevant and is a useful factor, in combination with chromosomes and hormonal production, in determining the biological sex of a person.
It boggles the mind to think that the progressive movement in America was born in the plains states. That was almost a century ago ...
Party leadership in DC can't stop waving the white flag.
1) Biology is much more complicated than you appear to think. (https://www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display/2025/2/7/letter-to-the-us-president-and-congress-on-the-scientific-understanding-of-sex-and-gender/ )
2) Forcing trans people to out themselves is dangerous for trans people who are frequently subject to discrimination and abuse.
Trans rights are human rights.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-redefined-the-idea-of-2-sexes-is-overly-simplistic1/
More here:
https://www.nature.com/immersive/sex-and-gender-in-science/index.html
This is how it's done!