Time to make a small update.
1)No matter how much I check the law, I'm still required to wait two years on HRT and get a therapist letter before changing to a female name And the gender Change. Names need to be matched to the gender, in a language while literally every inanimate object is gendered despite its real gender. Whale is always used with female pronouns, same goes for teapot... Even "law" is female. I can't begin to wonder how this can be a nuisance for foreigners trying to learn our language.
2) As things are now, being as visibly trans as possible is a major issue, specially with Job hunting. The issue of having a fully male name with a female presentation is proving to be problematic, being close to 60 days full time. So I can't imagine the next 700 days this way.
3)When I changed the ID card picture in September, I solved the issue of people looking up and down from the ID to my face trying to find a match. But if I present male the problem comes up again.
4) I need to look for a job, and possibly change countries, but since my nationality it's not going to change, I'll be in a huge mess for doing these things if I move out. The different name gets me more distress when I am in a foreign country.
So, I've tried to follow these workaround since now it's possibly the best moment to do it:
a) Despide not being able to do the full female name and gender maker swap, I am still entitled to do a standard name change
b) When I picked my new name (Noah), I was not sure about what was going to be my future. I had to rush it since therapist asked me by a new name and I had a hard time using female pronouns at the time. That's why I had my goals set on a name that could be used in both genders. I still feel genderfluid, so it works better for me.
c) The requirement for doing a stantard name change (Male to male) is that "It is the name I am recognized by in my daily life", provided that I can present private documents showing that the name is used in communications (I have my work e-mails, friends... And well, The whatsapp logs, although that can't be very useful) and two witnesses.
The plan goes like this: Judge will first check if Noah meets the requirements (not being offensive, not being used by a brother, when paired with the surname does not create an offensive or funny phrase). That day I will present male. If he clocks the name as female or sees that I am transgender, there is a big chance he will deny the name change.
Once I have a matching name, I can't change the other major documents, such as the driving license, credit cards and bank accounts. There is one major issues: MY studies and work registries and certificates. The are automatically changed once I get the letter from the therapist, but my past will keep giving me away until then. Still not a major issue since that will only be seen by very specific persons, but on the day to day life my bum should be covered.
Not that my family will be happy with it, but I have been telling them all my life that I despise my name, and I never identified very well with it. Their major concern was obviously changing the old documents and titles in order to keep stealth and protect me when I have fully adopted the new identity. Despite considering working as male if necessary until I get FFS, it's a major isse, both mentally and in terms of breast growth (the only things that seems to be moving forwards in my body).
