Hi everyone....
Just wanted to check in really quick to let you all know that I'm now LEGALLY female.
True.... I've been full time for a year.... and was nearly full time two years before that.... and that my driver's license and passport both show me as female. However, prior to 2012, California law required sexual reassignment surgery in order to change one's gender marker. The law changed this year to allow people to legally change their gender if they've undergone "clinically appropriate treatment."
As someone who has been in therapy for at least 6 years.... and been on hormones for 3.... and living full time for 1, I qualified. Armed with a letter from my endocrinologist and $425 burning a hole in my purse, I went to the courthouse about 6 weeks ago to apply for the gender change.
Although I didn't need to attend the hearing (I checked my status online), the petition was finally granted and signed yesterday. Strangely (although I'd also argue it was 'fitting') enough, yesterday was totally uneventful... I was off work, laid in bed until the mid afternoon and went on a date from a boy who I met on a TG dating site (oh yeah, I just started that... my old dating model of 'find a good straight boy, hope he's ok with me being TG' wasn't working... so let's find boys up front who already know about me).
Anyhow.. just wanted to share... have a wonderful day, everyone!!!
