I%26#039;ve been curious about this because it almost seems like when you change your name and sex it%26#039;s like changing your identity. For instance if you apply to college ( after you have gotten an operation/ surgery and you are now a male) but your high school diploma/ transcript denotes you as a female with a different name, how does that work. And how would that work like if you%26#039;re applying for a job and then all your college paperwork says you%26#039;re a female and you have a different name.
Would everyone you come in contact to after you%26#039;ve changed realize that you were female b/c of all the paperwork that has to go through?
And I%26#039;m just asking as a general question to even for people who just change their names, like even after you do all the legal paper work and such will people always know your original identity?
I%26#039;m just curious as to how this all of this works. So if anyone can fill in this oblivious person here that%26#039;d be nice. Thanks.|||YES, usually people make the rounds and change all the paperwork they can. Although in the information age it%26#039;s impossible to ever totally get rid of the old name. It will always be hidden away in a database somewhere. However, that information should not be used against anyone.
After the legal name change virtually nobody will ever know I changed my name unless I tell them I did. And even then they will probably just assume I changed my name after a divorce. No, nobody can tell my medical history simply by looking at my paperwork. I even have a new birth certificate. If anyone asks the federal government, my employer or my state all they%26#039;ll find is all my legal documents say FEMALE.
The process this all occurs varies depending on which state you%26#039;re in. You can find links for more information here:
http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/name-ch鈥?/a>
here:
http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/drivers鈥?/a>
and here:
http://www.tsroadmap.com/reality/birth-c鈥?/a>
Oh and you might be interested to know the State Department recently changed the rules for passports, making it easier for transsexual people to get gender appropriate passports:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/06鈥?/a>
I hope you see that this is a formal process with many steps. Steps we do not take lightly.
Forgot to add: I went back and updated my high school records. I also got around the applying for a job problem by transitioning on the job. Nothing to worry about because my employer already knows me. And since I love my job I%26#039;m hoping to stay here until I retire (less than 20 years from now).
The system isn%26#039;t perfect, but for day-to-day living it works out fine.|||if you want to legally change your name, every document with your name on it has to be changed. this includes passports, driving licenses, high school or college diploma, etc. everything.|||Most applications for college, work, drivers license, voter registration, etc. have spaces for names that the applicant has been previously known as. The person%26#039;s social security number won%26#039;t change, so there will always be a record of the previous identity--at least that%26#039;s the way i understand it|||Oh yesss.... It%26#039;s out with the old / dead and in with the NEW...!!! All records have to be changed..And in many cases the %26quot;old%26quot; person, moves away to build a new life for themselves as well..
And my advice to anyone who is going through this transition, is for them to KEEP all their past identity papers / records, and do also keep official paper work from all government offices as to your i d change, and of course any paper work regarding this aspect... Dupes of such should also be made, with the originals kept in a very safe ./ secure place - safety deposit box, etc..
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Rachelle In High Heels
