• MAKE SURE YOU DO THINGS IN THE RIGHT ORDER. AND KEEP THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF ALL IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS
• tsroadmap.com has some good suggestions for which order to do it in

laws in Illinois — birth certificate

• currently, the policy is that you have to a doctor sign a form saying that you've had gender reassignment surgery (more)
  • in May 2011, the ACLU filed a lawsuit challenging this rule
  • in July 2011, the judge ordered the State to issue new birth certificates to the three plaintiffs
    • however, it isn't remotely clear if the state is formally changing its rules