information on illinois name change and other information

[geri]

hi all,

i'm interested in finding out the requirements needed to become a woman in Illinois. i plan to make the transition in 2014 and have surgery on my birthday in January 2015. halleluya.........i know from shelley that there are several threads on this issue. i am looking for the basic information.
1. how to do name change
2. how to do driver's license
3. how to change S.S.
4. etc, etc.

if you can help, it will be greatly appreciated. thank you.

geri danielle

[mikiSJ]

http://www.genderadvocates.org/?q=node/17

[danielleb]

Transformative Justice (http://tjlp.org/services.html)

If you're outside cook county or need some other help I can try to help you with the steps that I went through. It's a fairly easy process overall, as long as you don't have too many other non-governmental things to change. :)

[Ann Louise]

Regarding your birth certificate, Illinois insists that you have some form of an "operation" (it does not have to be GRS, either. An orchi, for example, or even FFS will do). That, and an official notarized affidavit by a medical doctor. I tried to submit that affidavit by my endo using HRT as the "operation," and the b@$t@d$ rejected it. I cried buckets.

Fortunately, I'm scheduled for FFS in Illinois in 52 days (but who's counting), and my plastic surgeon does a lot of these affidavits and says it's routine for him.

Recent court orders (2012 & 2013) forced sanctimonius political appointees to stop demanding GRS. :thumbup::balloons::thumbsup:

[vikki2020]

You can check with the Howard Brown Health Center---they have a great TG program, and an in house legal team.

[geri]

miki,
thanks for the information. you're sweet.

geri

danielleb,
thanks for the information. what a hoot. my middle name will be danielle.

geri

[groove67]

it is very easy and pretty fast process as i am post little over a month and all paper work is in progress and i am told that it is pretty fast process guess i will see but info other ladies have given you is totally right. good luck sister hope it all goes well. love marianne