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Since being thrust into the limelight, Oliver decided to "stand up and be proud."
Oliver will continue to appear as a man while reporting for work, at least until the name change becomes effective, Frye said.
To cover a growing crown of hair, Oliver will wear a short-cropped wig. As part of the process that Oliver calls "gender correction," Oliver dresses and lives as a woman at home in preparation for gender-reassignment surgery.
"As far as HPD is concerned, he's Sgt. Jack Oliver. Anything else in regards to what he does on his personal matters, that doesn't (have to) do with the Houston Police Department," said HPD's Alvin Wright.
Oliver's doctors say that he will have to live for at least one year as a woman for 24 hours a day before the surgery can take place. That process cannot officially begin until Oliver can dress as a woman at work, Frye said.