altering an official government document should be a crime.
This is perfect cover for a fugitive from justice. Just move to a state which allows this nonsense and “identify” on your new driver license as the opposite sex from the one you are listed on an arrest warrant. You can hide behind that sex indefinitely.
An original birth certificate or a true certified copy is considered a legal form of id.
Altering signed documents is considered to be fraud.
The person identified on the birth certificate is not the person who signed it. Its usually a county clerk.