1 a. Louisiana law states that to get a legitimate name change in Louisiana, a candidate must present: a request to the court, no distribution is required. People who have a lawful offense conviction may change their name once the sentence has been fulfilled, with the exemption that people who have a lawful offense conviction for a vicious wrongdoing are not allowed to change their name. (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 13:4751 to 13:4755). In order to update the name or potentially sexual orientation on a Louisiana ID, the candidate must submit:
• To change the name, a court order guaranteeing the name change.
• To change the sexual orientation, an announcement marked by a doctor expressing that the candidate has experienced a successful sex change/reassignment.
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The court might require such confirmation as it regards important to be persuaded that the candidate was legitimately analyzed as a transsexual or pseudo-bisexual, that sex reassignment or remedial surgery has been appropriately performed upon the applicant, and that because of such surgery and consequent therapeutic treatment the anatomical structure of the sex of the petitioner has been changed to a sex other than that which is expressed on the original birth certificate of the applicant. La. R.S. 40:62. Louisiana currently prohibits transgender individuals from utilizing the restroom that relates to their sexual orientation characters.
b.The transgender community has a face numerous turmoil throughout the years as it relates to being accepted by society. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued direction expressing that victimization transgender leaseholders or homebuyers in view of sexual orientation character or sex generalizations constitutes sex segregation and is precluded under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Although this policy has been established many transgender individuals are still discriminated against, targeted and