went to the DMV and got a new picture taken and updated my gender on my ID!!! in NYS the gender marker is self-reported with no legal schmuff so it was really easy :3
my old ID photo is terrible… so much facial hair… too little head hair… honestly if it weren’t for the dysphoria I might just get in trouble for having a viscerally different photo from what I actually look like 😭😭
can’t change my name, that’s a bit more of an involved legal process… but I’m working on it. in the meantime, this is way way better than nothing.
can’t wait for it to arrive :3
and as a reward for reading say hi to Buddy :3
Howdy, this came up on my all feed. I wanted to first of all congratulate you on your journey.
As far as changes to your name, if I recall correctly, it was pretty simple when my wife and I got married. She wanted to change her last name. I think she had to go to the social security office. Given, this was all a few years ago.
I wish you the best :)
Different state here but my kid discovered it’s easier to change your last name when you get married but changing your first name is a whole different thing. Funny how entrenched paternalism makes one the accepted norm while rejecting the other as woke
That’s a shame. It’s your/their name after all.
Fortunately it’s easier in the state where they’ve moved. Still more/different paperwork though.
tysm, it’s not easy but I’m living as me which I would fight for any day :3