(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana residents are no longer be able to change their gender marker on driver’s licenses and other forms of state issued ID.

A ban on such changes took effect yesterday.  Previously, a gender change on a driver’s license and other state issued forms of identification was allowed under a court order or with a statement from a doctor.

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles imposed the ban after two rounds of public comment last year.  Opponents say people are going to be hurt by the change.