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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Legal Matters => Topic started by: fionabell on December 27, 2011, 01:16:19 AM

Title: Australia: How far can I go with name changing?
Post by: fionabell on December 27, 2011, 01:16:19 AM
If I stay pre-srs then how far can my identity be changed.

Obviously I can change my name to Fiona. Will it have a ms in front of it?

Can i change my gender on anything?

etc ???
Title: Re: Australia: How far can I go with name changing?
Post by: kelly_aus on December 27, 2011, 02:33:58 AM
Despite a recent High Court ruling, most states are still requiring surgery before a gender marker can be changed. I'm wondering if I can find a lawyer who'll help me out with a Supreme Court challenge of this in Victoria..

However, there is a work around.. You can get an Australian Passport that will show your gender as Female, providing you supply a letter from your therapist when you do your passport application.. This doesn't require that your Birth Cert be changed - and in 99% of cases is just as useful for general ID purposes..
Title: Re: Australia: How far can I go with name changing?
Post by: xander on December 27, 2011, 09:40:23 PM
Summed up my response perfectly.
Yes you can change or remove your current title without any documentation.
Title: Re: Australia: How far can I go with name changing?
Post by: atheuona on January 29, 2012, 09:34:26 PM
you can change your passport without SRS https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx (https://www.passports.gov.au/web/sexgenderapplicants.aspx)

Unlike the US gender isn't marked on your drivers license so female looking photo + female name is probably enough to get you by for most situations.  Having a drivers license and passport is enough to show 100 points of ID, so you can open bank accounts etc... without having to divulge your trans status.