"The 'M' Stands For Motherless"

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…