Another step completed

It only took SIX days to get the birth certificate in the mail.  There it is in black and white, Max Janssen MALE!  Happy day!

I keep thinking it's official then something else makes it official

A month or so ago, I got a retirement letter from Dr. Brownstein.  He was the Dr. that performed Max's surgery.  I thought I had better get on it, to request the "letter" needed for proof of surgery and paperwork changes.  I got the letter, and it's obvious he has done these a few hundred times.   The wording was "perfect", according to the vital records service center guy.  I don't know why I was nervous.  Just hate the feeling of having to explain myself.  So I'm waiting in line and there are two windows with service people at them.  The guy, mentioned before, and a woman with a WWJD lanyard on.  Of course, I'm thinking, please give me the guy.  I know I shouldn't judge but I'm getting a "gaydar" and I'm pretty sure this man was a member of the LGBTQ community.  But as my luck would have it, I got the WWJD lady.  She wasn't sure what I was saying at first, but turns out she was just new at the forms and asked the man.  He asked if we had a letter, and then proceeded to use the CORRECT pronouns and asked, "is he a minor".  All went very well from there, $30 later and 5-7 weeks and we will have one of the final paper pieces we need in this journey.  So now my only worry is insurance and it's, no male procedures covered for females and not female procedures for males, policy!  However, new insurance starts in January!! Let's hope for the best. 

Shhh, I'm only telling this for one reason

Ok...forget your hearing this first part.  I'm going back to school!!  I'm telling few people, ok, I guess today I'm telling whoever bothers to ready my blogs.  BUT, it really only matters because of the paperwork.  So I'm filling out the application for ASU, and the FAFSA, and related paperwork, and WTF!  I know now why trans people have such an anxiety.  My gender seems to define me!  It is asked on everything and on alot of the paperwork it's RIGHT ON TOP!  As if my name doesn't define me my gender does.  ALL of this paperwork would not let you skip this answer.  So I had a talk with Max and Jim and we all decided changing the birth certificate to male now for school reasons would outweigh the issues we will have for insurance.  So, off to get the letter from the surgeon, luckily the only thing needed to change the birth certificate here in AZ.