I haven’t updated any of my documents yet, and I saw that the disgusting bill that’s pending in Indiana would make it impossible for trans people to change their gender marker. Although there has been an executive order stopping the department of health from processing court-ordered name changes there for the past year. I don’t think Indiana is ever going to do something that would help a trans person…
What are my options? Am I stuck with incorrect or mismatched documents forever?
Elon Musk was booted from the administration a while ago and continues to go back-and-forth between conflict and appeasement with Trump.
I also wouldn’t say Peter Thiel “runs the US” as much as he just has influence and is facilitating the Trump administration, e.g. providing technology to support ICE.
You have far too much optimism for police in progressive states, the police and correctional officers in those states are not particularly safe and there have been many lawsuits and reports about mistreatment of trans people in “progressive” states like California, Illinois, New York, etc. at the hands of police.
58% of trans people who interacted with police when the police knew they were trans reported mistreatment:
https://transequality.org/issues/resources/failing-to-protect-and-serve-police-department-policies-towards-transgender-people
Progressive states still habitually ignore their state laws and put trans women in jails and prisons with men, e.g. in California.
Since OP lives in Michigan it’s well within their ability to update their driver’s license to a female name and gender marker, and I think they should obviously do so for their own safety - particularly since they are on estrogen and at some point will likely no longer appear male.