Idaho transgender woman fights use of male name

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Idaho transgender woman fights use of male name

http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=13733
12/24/2008


PAYETTE, Idaho (AP) – For nearly a year, Catherine Carlson refused to pay the fine for driving with a suspended license because it was issued to both her and the man she used to be.

She went to jail four times over the ticket that includes both her legal name and the one she was born with, Daniel Carlson. She had surgery 28 years ago to become a woman – the gender she believes should have been assigned her at birth.