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Sorry! I meant to say I changed my 'sex' by usage w/NJ DMV. Ben > >Susan said: > >> >>FYI, Christina has had success with the state of New Jersey granting >>her a driver's license with sex=F although she is pre-op. This pparently, (I >>think) establishes a precedent for getting sex changed on driver's licenses >>in New Jersey. Previously, having the sex changed wasn't allowed in New >>Jersey until after the operation. >> > >Actually, I changed my name in NJ by usage. Upon receiving a duplicate >license at the DMV, I told them there was a mistake. The woman at the >counter looked at me, hesitated, but complied when I challenged them about >producing a birth certificate. I acted like they were crazy to look at me >and then make me produce a doccument as proof of gender. > >Of course I realize this would not work for everyone, but it does set a >precedent of sorts, since I did not have lower surgery. > >However, before changing the doccument, the woman behind the counter >announced to the whole room: "He's had 'f' on his drivers license for 15 >years and didn't notice!" > >More to the point of this post: > >On the NJ State Health Plan, Blue Cross Traditional Plan, I have gotten >hormones and some surgery (with the help of creative diagnoses from docs). >Before that, I got surgery upfront for "TSism," from Prudential Insurance >through Rutgers. > >Ben Singer > > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%