Ruling Eases Transgender Name-Change Process

Tessa Hirschfeld-StolerOlin Yuri Winn-Ritzenberg, 26, was asked to provide documentation when he sought to change his name.Should a transgender person seeking judicial permission to change her or his name be required to furnish medical documentation justifying the change? A panel of justices in State Supreme Court in Manhattan ruled on Wednesday that the answer is no. The ruling was a victory for the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, a nonprofit advocacy organization.The fund had br

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