Thanks to Gretchen Fincke for the majority of text in this sample
letter. If you want to use a carry letter, please ask your therapist/physician/other
provider to write an original letter on their letterhead. Feel free
to use this as a template for them, if they are uncertain about what
to include in a letter.
[Letter on therapists or physicians letterhead]
To Whom It May Concern:
Please be advised that [(female) birth name] a.k.a. [(male) chosen
name] is undergoing a gender change and is under my direct care (or
part of ____ gender program). S/he is participating in a structured
program of gender reassignment.
As a part of this complex process, [(male) chosen name] is expected
to live and work as a male on a twenty-four hour basis. In addition,
a change of name and gender status on all identifying documents is an
integral aspect of the identity transformation procedures.
Therefore, I request that you provide the bearer of this letter with
your understanding assistance with the reassignment tasks s/he is carrying
out.
Thank you for your cooperation. Should you require further information,
please do not hesitate to contact program staff.
Sincerely
[Therapist’s/physicians’s/other provider’s signature]
