Judge refuses to let men planning sex-change operations to switch to feminine na

[Venus]

So I realize this is a long dead thread but as I'm in Oklahoma... is there any way one might go about avoiding particular judges?

Also, as an update to the thread... the judge's decisions seems to have been overturned: http://newsok.com/article/3730373

The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals says a man who has completed a sex change should be allowed to change his name as well, rejecting the idea that men should have men's names and women should have women's names.

The three-judge panel said Tuesday that Steven Charles Harvey was not attempting to deceive anyone by asking to be known as Christie Ann Harvey. Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves had ruled against Harvey, noting that gender-reassignment surgery didn't change Harvey's DNA.

The panel said Graves committed a "clear error" by rejecting the name change. In the unanimous ruling, it said the law does not require people to have gender-specific names and said there are several names that are traditionally used by both men and women.

[KittyKat]

I had my name changed in Cleveland County, OK. It was such a non affair that it was kinda disappointing really. The judge for my hearing was a female, and I had my name changed on July 28th. Not sure what part of the state you're from.

[Venus]

North Eastern OK. Wanna hear something hilarious about how backwards Oklahoma is? I was looking through my BlueCross BlueShield benefits...

WHAT IS NOT COVERED
Except as otherwise specifically stated in the Contract, we do not provide Benefits for services, supplies or
charges:
(...)
In no event will any care and  services for breast reconstruction or implantation or removal of breast
prostheses be a Covered Service unless such care and services are performed solely and directly as a result
of mastectomy which is Medically Necessary.
(...)
For transsexual Surgery or any treatment leading to or in connection with transsexual Surgery.
(...)

Jeez...