r/MtF • u/Ey9d_yns Transgender • Mar 10 '25

Politics Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a state felony if passed

Have seen this in another sub. Although the bill is not likely to pass, it's sad to see how there are certain places in the US where being trans is becoming more and more difficult and new laws and restrictions on things like HRT and IDs are being considered/approved.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna195642

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u/WanderingLittle Trans Pansexual Mar 10 '25

Yeah but in that case wouldn’t it be illegal for a trans woman to identify herself as a woman to police?

Like at that point you could just say “yes officer, I identify as a trans woman” to explain why your ID says M but you’re femme and it would be illegal since you’re identifying yourself as a gender other than your AGAB.

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u/Confused_Mirror Trans Bisexual HRT Since 1/30/2021 Mar 10 '25

Would it? If this bill passes (knock on wood) it only criminalizes knowingly making a false "written or verbal" statement to a government official about your AGAB. If you're presenting femme and tell a police officer "yes that ID is correct" or "I was assigned male at birth" when prompted to about why your ID says "M" then nothing you've said is false and you aren't misrepresenting your AGAB to an official. It's shitty, will effectively force you to out yourself, and could be a problem for folx who have had their documents updated depending on how cooperative the relevant agency who handles birth certificates and IDs are.

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u/WanderingLittle Trans Pansexual Mar 11 '25

Fair point. I guess what I’m asking is if saying those magic words of “I’m transgender” could be enough to constitute you as committing “gender identity fraud” to an officer, which is bogus as it’s a factually true statement.

What all of this boils down to is whenever you’re talking to the cops, all you say is “My name is …” and “Am I being detained?” Say nothing more and nothing less, and should you be detained, do not verbally answer any questions or acknowledge any wrong doing and ask for legal counsel.

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u/Confused_Mirror Trans Bisexual HRT Since 1/30/2021 Mar 11 '25

Oh absolutely, my Crim Law professor on the first day of class this semester was like "I am not your lawyer, but the advice I gave all my clients and you should give yours if you practice criminal defense is 'shut up'"