Hi everyone!
Basically I want to change my legal name to something way more non-binary, including my middle names. I already know there's a state application process and I'll have to get my passport changed and all that.
Are there any more hurdles I'm not considering? I don't even know what I want to change my names to yet, but I know at least one of my middle names won't be "normal" so I'm a little worried about how that might work legally? Maybe I'm worried about nothing. I live in Texas if that makes anything different.
If anyone has advice or had any experiences they hadn't considered at first, please let me know. I'm kinda excited about this.
Oh, and I still haven't decided on any names, so feel free to suggest any lol. I'm looking for mainly like neutral to femme stuff and also naturey sciencey words that aren't typical names. I kinda have a punk vibe too.
Thank you everyone and I love my trans comrades!
Texas name changes go through the courts from my understanding. If you are a cis person getting a normal cis name change, it's probably no problem. I know someone who had their first and last named changed.
If you are a trans, then it's more dependent on what judge you get I think? But if you are going with normal gender neutral names, it's probably not a big deal. I haven't looked that much into it since the biggest hurdle for me would be finding a name I want. If you have a criminal history it'll also probably complicate the process.