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From Fox News: Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) issued a correction to a transgender TikToker after the latter tried to change genders on a driver’s license.
Trans actor James Rose, known as “Jamesissmiling” on TikTok, posted a video on Dec. 20, which is now unavailable, claiming there’s a loophole in Florida’s law that can allow citizens to change their gender identity on IDs.
“I just got my gender changed on my driver’s license in the free f—ing state of Florida,” Rose exclaimed. “My god, Ron DeSantis would be screaming right now if he knew about this. This little license now says female on it.”
The actor continued, “This is not easy. You’re not even supposed to be able to do this in this state. Here’s the loophole, here’s the loophole. Listen up! If you’re replacing your driver’s license, not renewing it but replacing it because you ‘lost it,’ they have to take all of your information from what they consider a ‘primary document.’ A passport is considered a primary document, and you can self-identify on your passport which means, loophole, you can self-identify on your Florida f—ing driver’s license.”
However, Rose’s trick was soon exposed, as conservative journalist Libs of TikTok posted the video on X, drawing attention to it, and the state of Florida yanked his driver’s license.
SCOOP: A trans activist boasted about a loophole which allowed him to change his gender marker on his Florida license.
The FLHSMV responded by sending him a letter thanking him for bringing attention to this error and promise action to address it.
Florida doesn’t allow an… pic.twitter.com/RHVdJ5p0N0
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 7, 2025
Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) Deputy Executive Director Robert Kynoch said in a letter, “Please be advised that the sex identifier on the replacement Florida driver’s license issued to you on December 20, 2024, was improperly changed from male to female. Accordingly, that license is invalid and has been canceled.”
Gov. DeSantis communications director Bryan Griffin announced on social media, “Thanks to the public statements of this individual, an error has been brought to @FLHSMV’s attention that has been fixed. Florida operates on truth, and Florida driver’s licenses will only reflect an individual’s true sex.”
Thanks to the public statements of this individual, an error has been brought to @FLHSMV‘s attention that has been fixed. Florida operates on truth, and Florida driver’s licenses will only reflect an individual’s true sex. https://t.co/5j3tt26ky9
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) January 7, 2025
Rose’s TikTok account is filled with videos touting his transition to ‘female,’, but the video boasting about how he took advantage of Florida’s ‘loophole’ has now been deleted.
A video posted in November also discusses how to change your gender on driver’s licenses in multiple states.
@jamesissmiling Replying to @ChristenLancaster Update you Documents for Trans People: Driver’s License Edition! 🏳️⚧️ Further Resources ⬇️ ✨ Sylvia Rivera Law Project ✨ @glaad Transgender ID Project ✨ @Bluestockings Cooperative & ATLS Fordham upcoming events in NYC 11/17-11/24 ✨ @/shadipetosky on IG who is hosting zoom sessions to help folks! Cis allies can also send $ to her to help trans folks cover the costs of these docs, which are expensive!!! 💖 #transgender #transrightsarehumanrights #nonbinary ♬ original sound – jamesissmiling
Here’s the same person in an earlier video:
This is the same clown👇👆 pic.twitter.com/ssEcym0mjP
— Liberacrat™️ (@Liberacrat) January 7, 2025
Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles cancelled this guy’s license and sent him a new one with “Male” after he boasted publicly about changing his gender marker to “Female” 😂😂😂 https://t.co/cbarAGo8dj
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 7, 2025
Guy exploited a loophole in Florida to get his gender changed to female on his drivers license and then made a video bragging about it.
Bad idea.
Florida officials have now revoked the gender change on his license and provided a corrected license with his male gender. pic.twitter.com/KssYXY6ewj
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) January 7, 2025
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