16-12-2014, 02:17 AM
(15-12-2014, 03:06 PM)Demon Lord Etna Wrote:Well, maybe you can just add a letter or two to your name instead of changing it entirely. My TS friend, Carla, started out with Carl, of course she could've gone with Carly. When I was little my dad used to always tease me that had I been a girl they would've named me Dalita! But, in reality, my name is already both male AND female, so I never have to bother changing it, unless I want to. If so, I just MIGHT go with, Jennifer.(15-12-2014, 02:38 PM)elainecd Wrote: It just completes how I'm dressed and how I feel.And that right there is part of my issue. Like I said I'm my original post, my name, the one I've used my whole life, is a large part of who I am. Assuming a new name would indeed complete how I'm dressed, but then it feels like it's just a costume; hiding who I am in favor of this new persona.
But, really, you don't ever HAVE to change your name, if you don't want to! It's been a LONG time since I've seen "The World According To Garp", but, didn't John Lithgow's character decided to keep her male name? I KNOW that I know of someone that got a sex change, but still went by their birth name. And it was a very male name!! Something like Roger or Fred. There's NO femming Roger!!