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Title: Advocates Protest Name Change Denial
Post by: LostInTime on September 14, 2006, 04:15:58 PM
Post by: LostInTime on September 14, 2006, 04:15:58 PM
Article (http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_537/advocatesprotestname.html)
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is objecting after a Manhattan Civil Court judge denied name changes to four transgendered women who sought the new names as part of transitioning to their female sex.
"He called us up and said I'm denying this because I don't want to adjudicate gender," said Pooja Gehi, a staff attorney at the Project, which represents three of the four women.
The denials, which occurred in July, came after José A. Padilla, the judge, "insisted on a requirement for medical documentation related to sex reassignment surgeries," according to a press statement from the Project, which represents transgendered people and is named for the late transgendered activist.
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is objecting after a Manhattan Civil Court judge denied name changes to four transgendered women who sought the new names as part of transitioning to their female sex.
"He called us up and said I'm denying this because I don't want to adjudicate gender," said Pooja Gehi, a staff attorney at the Project, which represents three of the four women.
The denials, which occurred in July, came after José A. Padilla, the judge, "insisted on a requirement for medical documentation related to sex reassignment surgeries," according to a press statement from the Project, which represents transgendered people and is named for the late transgendered activist.
Title: Re: Advocates Protest Name Change Denial
Post by: Melissa on September 14, 2006, 05:00:58 PM
Post by: Melissa on September 14, 2006, 05:00:58 PM
Quote from: LostInTime on September 14, 2006, 04:15:58 PM
Article (http://www.gaycitynews.com/gcn_537/advocatesprotestname.html)
The denials, which occurred in July, came after José A. Padilla, the judge, "insisted on a requirement for medical documentation related to sex reassignment surgeries,"
So somebody has to be scheduled for SRS prior to getting a name change? Talk about setting up a big catch 22.
Melissa
Title: Re: Advocates Protest Name Change Denial
Post by: cindianna_jones on September 14, 2006, 06:07:05 PM
Post by: cindianna_jones on September 14, 2006, 06:07:05 PM
I'd reapply under a different court or judge. That seems pretty simple.
Cindi
Cindi