NY Supreme Court Eases Name Change Rules For Transgenders

The State Supreme Court of New York has dropped the requirement that transgender individuals provide documentation from their doctor before changing their name. The fund had brought the case on behalf of a transgender man, Olin Yuri Winn-Ritzenberg, who had petitioned the New York City Civil Court seeking to legally change his name from Leah Uri Winn-Ritzenberg. In February, a Civil Court judge in Manhattan, Manuel J. Mendez, denied the petition, ruling that Mr. Winn-Ritzenberg first had to

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