Today, February 4, 2014 at 9:00 am Pacific Standard Time, a judge in my county of residence in California signed a decree that legally changes my name to Allison and changes my gender to female.
I cannot describe how happy I am at the moment. I finally have legal affirmation that I am indeed the person I have always felt I was on the inside. As tedious and frustrating as I am sure the process will be, I am truly looking forward to updating all of my identity documents, bank accounts, and other items that have a name tied to them. It will be a relief to finally have these items match my true self.
