Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles canceled the license of a man who used what he called a "loophole" to change genders on his driver's license, Fox News reported. The state thanked trans activist TikToker James Rose, who inadvertently alerted the state after he had bragged about the process on the platform.
Rose's account, known as "Jamesissmiling," has since been deleted, but the original clip was captured and shared to X, formerly Twitter, by Libs of TikTok. "SCOOP: A trans activist boasted about a loophole which allowed him to change his gender marker on his Florida license," the account captioned the video.
"Florida doesn’t allow an individual to change their gender marker based on gender identity. Additionally, he may have violated the law by lying about 'losing' his license so he can change his gender marker," Libs of TikTok added.
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.
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— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 7, 2025
Rose posted his video on Dec. 20 after getting his license to say "female" against Florida's laws. "I just got my gender changed on my driver’s license in the free f---ing state of Florida," Rose, with his long hair and nails, said excitedly into the camera.
"My god, Ron DeSantis would be screaming right now if he knew about this," Rose said of the state's Republican governor. "This little license now says female on it," the content creator went on.
"This is not easy. You’re not even supposed to be able to do this in this state," Rose noted, demonstrating that he knew what he was doing was against the law.
"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,’" Rose explained.
"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," Rose said. Unfortunately for him, what he called a "loophole" is actually the violation that got his license canceled.
On Tuesday, Libs of TikTok shared that the FHSMV was tipped off about the scheme and subsequently canceled Rose's license. The accompanying letter that explained Rose's license was no longer valid was also shared in the post.
"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," the letter from FHSMV's executive director Dave Kerner read.
"Thank you for bringing this error to the Department's attention," continued Kerner. "Your public comments will help ensure compliance with Florida law."
Meanwhile, Bryan Griffin, communications director for DeSantis, said that there is no such "loophole" as changing one's gender on the license is prohibited. He shared that FHSMV will be "conducting an inquiry" into whether Rose was lying about losing the license to pull off this scheme.
Republicans in Florida have a mandate to stop the gender madness, while Democrats lose their minds. Radicals like Rose simply can't stand not getting their way in the Sunshine State, but he will now face the consequences.
