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 December 20which is now unavailable, stating that there is a loophole in Florida law that may allow citizens to change their gender identity on ID.
“I just changed my gender on my driver’s license in the free 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 do not even have to be able to do this in this state. Here is the loophole, here is the loophole. Listen! If you replace your driver’s license, do not renew it, but replace it because you ‘lost it,’ they have to take all your information from what they consider a ‘primary document.’ A passport is considered a primary document, and you can identify yourself on your passport which means, loophole, you can identify yourself on your Florida driver’s license.”
TikToker James Rose claimed there was a loophole to help transgender people change their gender on Florida driver’s licenses despite the DMV policy. (iStock)
On Tuesday, the TikTok X account libs reported the news that FLHSMV was informed of the video and revoked Rose’s new license on Monday.
In a response letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Deputy Executive Director Robert Kynoch confirmed that Rose’s license was revoked after he appeared to violate state DMV policy.
“Please be advised that the gender identifier on the replacement Florida driver’s license issued to you on December 20, 2024, was improperly changed from male to female. Therefore, that license… is invalid and has been cancelled,” the letter read.
The letter also revealed that the department is now investigating the situation, believing that James may have also violated laws that prohibit a person from “knowingly making a false statement, knowingly concealing a material fact, or otherwise committing fraud” after noting that James used air quotes. around the word “lost”.
In a comment to Fox News DigitalRon DeSantis communications director Bryan Griffin emphasized that there is no “loophole” in the law.
Florida issued a policy change that no longer allows gender changes on driver’s licenses last year. (Monique O. Madan/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images/Reuters/Demetrius Freeman)
“There are two separate issues,” Griffin said. “Number one is renewing your license and getting a gender change. So there’s a rule against that in Florida. The DMV shouldn’t be handling that. Number two is, has this person really lost their license? Why s “He didn’t, and then they said they did, this is illegal.”
He continued: “And you’ll see in the video that this individual posted that they did sort of air quotes, which is what led us to include that last paragraph saying, hey, we have reason to believe based on your video, that you could actually be, you know, lied about losing your license So they’re conducting an investigation into it.
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The letter added that the Department will send a reminder to County Tax Collectors about Florida laws on the matter and will conduct an audit “to determine if similar errors have been made before.”
FLHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner confirmed to Fox News Digital that the recall will likely be sent out on Wednesday.
“We’re maintaining quality assurance in our program to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Kerner said.
Griffin also posted a statement on his X account.
“Thanks to this individual’s public statements, an error was brought to the attention of @FLHSMV that has been corrected. Florida operates on the truth, and Florida driver’s licenses will only reflect an individual’s true gender ,” Griffin wrote.
DeSantis’ press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, also commented on the news from his X account.
“FLHSMV canceled his license and sent him a corrected one that says ‘male’. It’s a dedicated service that should thank them,” Redfern wrote.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Rose and Creative Artists Agency for comment.
FLHSMV released its new policy regarding gender on driver’s licenses last year in a memo distributed to county tax collectors.
“Under s. 322.17 FS, the Department may issue a replacement license only when a license or permit is lost or stolen, or when there is a subsequent change in the licensee’s name, address or restrictions,” Kynoch wrote. at the moment. “Furthermore, the term ‘gender’ in s. 322.08, FS, does not refer to a person’s internal sense of their gender role or identification, but is historically and commonly understood as synonymous with ‘gender’, which is determined by innate and immutable biological and genetic characteristics.
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2025-01-08 14:45:00
