Catherine Carlson was born Daniel Carlson. Carlson had transgender surgery 28 years ago. Carlson wants to have her birth name, Daniel Carlson, removed from her legal records. Carlson had a driving ticket issued to her and it listed both her male and female names. Carlson was angry and refused to pay the ticket. Carlson went to jail and was assigned to the male’s cell even though she asked for the women’s cell. Catherine Carlson news .