Law Practice,
Government,
Family,
Education Law
Dec. 20, 2017
Name Changers
Attorneys and law students are helping the Orange County transgender community navigate legal name and gender marker changes.
From left, Alexander J. Lopez of Jorgensen & Salberg LLP; Dannie Cesena, transitions services coordinator of the LGBT Center Orange County; Maria C. Livingston, self-help services manager of Orange County Superior Court; Peg Corley, executive director of the LGBT Center Orange County; and Stephen T. Hicklin of the Law Offices of Michelle Ghidotti
Dannie Cesena said he was afraid to travel outside of California before he completed a legal name and gender marker change three years ago.
Fear about how police officers might react to a driver’s license indicating Cesena was female was one major concern. Persecution while trying to use a public bathroom was another.
“If I used the restroom that matches my gender identity and people asked for ...
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