Originally forced to remove her makeup for a driver's license photo, a
transgender teen will be allowed to wear makeup for her driver's license photo like any other girl. The change of position comes in settlement of a lawsuit brought by Chase Culpepper, 17, of Anderson, South Carolina. She
sued last year after being told that DMV policy required her to remove her makeup for the photo. "You need to look like a boy," DMV reportedly told her.
The article by the BeatDMV folks does a good job of summarizing the story, but I'll at least quote the policy DMV used to discriminate against Ms. Culpepper.
"At no time will an applicant be photographed when it appears that he or she is purposely altering his or her appearance so that the photo would misrepresent his or her identity."
DMV, who by the terms of the settlement must formally apologize, never explained how Ms. Culpepper--who wears makeup every day--actually violated the policy by altering her appearance or disguising her identity.