Mailed sex change marker to Social Security

[StephieGurl]

So, this morning I mailed off to Social Security all the necessary paperwork and documents for them to change my sex marker. This change will eventually go to my Medicare and Medicaid accounts, and so future providers need not know of the difference between feminine name and male sex marker. This should lead to appropriate gendering from medical professionals. If it goes about the speed my name change went through, it will be ab out 3 weeks for the change at Social Security and another 10 days for the changes with Medicare and Medicaid.

[KathyLauren]

Congratulations on getting this done.  It is one more step.

[StephieGurl]

To be honest I used to think it wasn't that necessary, but after being continually being misgender by 2 different people working at my Part D insurance. So, I had to wait for my one year hrt anniversary for my doctor to write the necessary letter. That went back and forth with the wrong birthday. But, then came the neck surgery all those opiates. It was like I didn't care whether it got done or not. Now that I have been off them for a couple of weeks my mind is clear or at much clearer I decide just do it. And, I have. I did not want medical providers and personal misgendering me based on the sex of male at Social Security. I still think of it as an add-on. My transition ended when my life was just life as a woman. That was my major goal. And it was accomplished after 3 year. What a journey. I couldn't believe it was possible at first (see my blog - Possible), and when I was done there were all these things I didn't expect (I have written a blog and reposted here about it.)

 

But thanks KathyLauren. It always nice to feel supported.🙂🙂

[KathyLauren]

I couldn't wait to get all my documentation updated.  I applied for my name change the week after I came out publicly and went full-time.  I'd have applied for my gender marker change at the same time, but I was caught in a bureaucratic limbo.  (Nova Scotia, where I live, and the U.K., where I was born, had conflicting requirements.  Each wanted the other to go first.)  Once I got that sorted out, I got all my documents updated as quickly as humanly possible.

 

It is really nice to be gendered correctly at medical and other appointments.

[StephieGurl]

I am gender correctly all the time at my medical providers. It was only Wellcare two employees. Even when I had my neck surgery the papers were all stickered as Female. I can not remember being misgendered by anybody, even in the beginning when Stephie was just my preferred name (hate that term). My urologist consistently genders me correctly even though he can see junk. No my life would be great right now if not for the opiate withdrawal. I am hoping In am nearing the end.