From what I gather, changing your name and gender ID can be a pain in the butt...but I have one extra level of complexity: copyrights.  Four (going on five) of them.  The fifth is going to come before my name change.

I know musicians do it alot: get a name change after they put out an album under a previous name of some kind.

I don't expect too many people to have an answer for this, but I leave this thread for any feedback or links to any info.  If I find any, I will be sure to share as well for anyone who may find this info useful.

I start here with the link to the U.S. Copyright office:

http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/