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"The 'M' Stands For Motherless"

"The 'M' Stands For Motherless"

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Daniel Lavery
Dec 04, 2019
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Yesterday I finally met up with a friend of mine to fill out the paperwork necessary for a Californian Decree Changing Name and Order Recognizing Change of Gender and for Issuance of New Birth Certificate. I’d been putting it off for ages (It’s $435, my stars!), but changing my name legally, not just in daily use, has recently become a matter of some ur…

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