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Nov. 23rd, 2004
GA name change
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pkbarbiedoll.livejournal.comthis is a little old, but I just found it and wanted to share with others who haven't seen it yet.
maybe there is hope for Georgia after all..
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/cases/record?record=188
n re Vickee Gatliff
Georgia
Richmond County Superior Court
(closed)
VICTORY!
A Georgia state judged granted Vickee Gatliff’s request to legally change her name to reflect her gender after Lambda Legal stepped in on her behalf, arguing that state law allows a name change unless there’s reason to suspect that it’s being requested to commit criminal fraud.
When Gatliff, a male-to-female transgendered woman, initially requested a name change, a judge refused to grant her application, saying she first needed to undergo complete sex reassignment surgery. But established medical guidelines say that people seeking sex reassignment surgery should live fully as a member of the gender to which they are transitioning.
Lambda Legal argued that there’s no legal basis for denying name changes in cases like this. When state judges deny these name changes, transgendered people are put in a double bind - judges say they must have surgery before being granted name changes, and doctors prefer they change their name before having surgery.
Gatliff’s victory is a successful ending to a common barrier that many transgendered people experience. Now, Gatliff will be able to write a check, use a credit card and fly on an airplane -- all things other people take for granted -- without the ordeal she previously faced because she couldn’t get identification that matched her gender and her appearance.
Greg Nevins, Senior Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office, handled the case
Updated: December 1, 2003
maybe there is hope for Georgia after all..
http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/cases/record?record=188
n re Vickee Gatliff
Georgia
Richmond County Superior Court
(closed)
VICTORY!
A Georgia state judged granted Vickee Gatliff’s request to legally change her name to reflect her gender after Lambda Legal stepped in on her behalf, arguing that state law allows a name change unless there’s reason to suspect that it’s being requested to commit criminal fraud.
When Gatliff, a male-to-female transgendered woman, initially requested a name change, a judge refused to grant her application, saying she first needed to undergo complete sex reassignment surgery. But established medical guidelines say that people seeking sex reassignment surgery should live fully as a member of the gender to which they are transitioning.
Lambda Legal argued that there’s no legal basis for denying name changes in cases like this. When state judges deny these name changes, transgendered people are put in a double bind - judges say they must have surgery before being granted name changes, and doctors prefer they change their name before having surgery.
Gatliff’s victory is a successful ending to a common barrier that many transgendered people experience. Now, Gatliff will be able to write a check, use a credit card and fly on an airplane -- all things other people take for granted -- without the ordeal she previously faced because she couldn’t get identification that matched her gender and her appearance.
Greg Nevins, Senior Staff Attorney in Lambda Legal’s Southern Regional Office, handled the case
Updated: December 1, 2003
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Nov. 23rd, 2004 11:45 am-zoetrope-.livejournal.com*crossposted like a crossposting fool*
Yo Peeps.
Ummmm. I've got a problem here that could very well be a non-issue, but I just want to make totally and utterly sure before I sign anything.
I'm just about to start a new job in the UK and I've received a 'Health Declaration' form. Now, I'm pretty much in transition and over the last year or so I've started anti-androgens, done voice therapy, changed my name, seen psychs and finally gotten into the slow cogs of Charring Cross GIC. Simply, what I want to be sure of is whether or not to declare any of this on the form, because really they don't have to know at all. I'm an out trans-woman who seems to be doing okay for herself considering everything and I don't actually consider myself to be suffering from anything that may 'inhibit the performance of the the duties of this post' or any 'serious illness or chronic disease'. I just apppear to have a hiccup with my gender and I'm, ummmm, dealing with it.
Still, I figure not everybody would have the same attitude as me and I just want to be sure I don't have to declare anything lest this comes back and bites me on the bum. Especially when the form is essentially giving consent for my employers to see a medical report. I can request to see that medical report prior to its release, should they ask for it, but I'd rather get an idea of my rights and how these things work at this stage.
Thanks in advance.
- Ellie.
Yo Peeps.
Ummmm. I've got a problem here that could very well be a non-issue, but I just want to make totally and utterly sure before I sign anything.
I'm just about to start a new job in the UK and I've received a 'Health Declaration' form. Now, I'm pretty much in transition and over the last year or so I've started anti-androgens, done voice therapy, changed my name, seen psychs and finally gotten into the slow cogs of Charring Cross GIC. Simply, what I want to be sure of is whether or not to declare any of this on the form, because really they don't have to know at all. I'm an out trans-woman who seems to be doing okay for herself considering everything and I don't actually consider myself to be suffering from anything that may 'inhibit the performance of the the duties of this post' or any 'serious illness or chronic disease'. I just apppear to have a hiccup with my gender and I'm, ummmm, dealing with it.
Still, I figure not everybody would have the same attitude as me and I just want to be sure I don't have to declare anything lest this comes back and bites me on the bum. Especially when the form is essentially giving consent for my employers to see a medical report. I can request to see that medical report prior to its release, should they ask for it, but I'd rather get an idea of my rights and how these things work at this stage.
Thanks in advance.
- Ellie.
doctor in iowa
Nov. 23rd, 2004 05:13 pmcookieboy55.livejournal.comtheres a doctor that does operations and hormones for ftms and mtfs.... in des moines. i had NO idea there was one in des moines! i was sure id have to go out of state, but no! right here! i mean yeah i have a few years... and i dont know how experienced he is, but i will definately do some research on it all. special thanks to my therapist for doing some work outside the office for me.
