How far into your transition were you when you did your name change?

I'm probably 8 years into my transition, and 10 months on hormones and still haven't had my name changed. Not sure when I will get it changed because I haven't come up with the perfect middle name yet.

So...change your name when you feel comfortable with it.

I'm heading to the court house this week to file the papers. Still pre everything, should change this month tho. Just wondering how far along most were when they did it.

I'm just about 9 months on T and haven't changed it yet. I wish I would've changed it sooner because it causes some awkwardness when having to show anyone my license or when anyone asks to see my credit card. Costs too much here to just get it done so I have to wait until I can save up.

I changed mines when I was ready to go full time.

I started using my new name 1 month after realizing I was trans and within a week of finding/selecting it. I applied for it to be legally changed two and half months after I realized I was trans, and after a month had the court order in hand. Two months later I'm still updating websites, professional organizations, transcripts etc.

I've been fast tracking my transition because as much as I disliked who I was before I abhor the intermediate stage. Which is odd considering how much I do on campus for trans-education and making myself the person that others can ask the personal questions to.

I should have done it like a year ago. But alas, it's very expensive.

Quote from: Wesley_33 on September 18, 2011, 07:05:00 PM
How far into your transition were you when you did your name change?

I did it VERY early into mine. I had to suffer through 6 months of full time with my old name and it was awful.

One thing too I learned, when you get your paperwork from the court take your old ID and paperwork to the SS office and change that BEFORE your state ID. I did the sate part first and they wouldn't accept the temp card at the SS office and the state took my old ID so have to wait 6 weeks for the perm one to come to deal with SS office.

Another ID tip, if you have credit/debits cards, use a bank that puts your picture on the card. That way VERY RARELY will you be asked to show your state ID with the wrong gender marker on it.

Quote from: ameline on September 18, 2011, 09:10:46 PM
Two months later I'm still updating websites, professional organizations, transcripts etc.

Yeah getting the court papers is just the start.. I had to change car titles, all my bank/credit cards, inform credit people, tax records, utility companies SS office, DL, magazines and the list goes on and on. I started working on changing ANYTHING I could while waiting for the legal paperwork. I also subscribed online to a BUNCH of catalogs in my new name so I would be assured my new name would get on mailing lists, changed the online white pages etc etc etc. 2 years later even junk mail now has new name only VERY rarely does something show up in my old name, I put "does not live here" and throw it back in the box

im planning on getting it done this year i also plan on getting on T this year it all depends on my parents.

Heh, I changed my name over a decade before I started transition. It caused a few interesting situations along the way.

I changed mine maybe 6-7 months after coming out to everyone as trans and 3 months later I started HRT.

im pr-everything too, and i will soon change my name but need to think of a middle name 1st iv always used nick names and never used my birth name....but i have found the name i really want to change to after a few months to being open

I changed my name after presenting as male full-time for 1 year and being on T for 6 months.  I changed my gender marker at the same time (through the same court order).  Just didn't want the hassle of changing all of my documents twice.  If I didn't mind the headache of it all, I would have changed my name the summer before I started university and changed my gender marker later (as soon as I could).  Having the wrong name created a lot of problems for me.

I'm 6 months on T now and still haven't changed my name or gender marker. Really need to get on that. Luckily I've been going by Alex for years so it hasn't been as bad as it could be but it's time.

I plan on changing mine as soon as monetarily possible, even though (unfortunately) it'll be years before I get top surgery. I'm more or less full time, and its nerve-wracking how paranoid I am about having to show my ID or sign anything legal.

I see now as good a time as any for me. I just moved and see it easier to get done before starting school. Guess my hang up will be dealing with the VA.