‘M’ or ‘F’? Outdated IDs worry transgender people

SAN FRANCISCO — Lauren Grey didn’t think much about the gender recorded on her Illinois driver’s license until she went to test-drive a new car. Although she had been living as a woman for months and easily obtained a license with her new name and a picture reflecting her feminine appearance, Grey’s ID still identified her as male, puzzling the salesmen and prompting uncomfortable questions. “They are like, ‘This doesn’t match.’ Then you have to go into the story: ‘I was born...