Name Two
Posted on the 16th of September 2008 at 18:12 by Bodil
I mailed my second name change form today. In the field they were complaining about, I wrote, “I would like a name that matches my gender identity, please; I am transgendered.” This had better be enough–any further correspondence with these people is likely to be less polite.
Now, to wait another two months. If I can–I decided at some point not to nag my boss about updating my personnel records (specifically, my email address and entry in the company address book) until the name change was official; I felt at first that I didn’t have the right to ask for it until I got serious about changing my name, and now that I am, and it’s turning out to be a lengthy process, it’s starting to get a little weird. A lot of the people I’m working with at the moment have never even met my old male persona, and I can imagine it feels a bit peculiar for them to have to look him up when they need to email me. It feels no less peculiar for me to have to send emails from his address. I think I’ll have to talk to the boss about it soonish.
Today, someone I’ve never met before, who had looked me up in the address book to talk to me about something, even commented on it. “You should get a new email address, and maybe update your picture too.” God, I didn’t even realise there was a picture. I want it gone and forgotten.
And, in case you’re wondering, I’m back on the anti-androgens, and things are slowly, but definitely, returning to normal. Too slowly for my liking, but there’s nothing I can do about it, sadly. I’ll just have to grit my teeth for a while and think of England.
