An east Georgia judge has refused to change the name of a transgender man, saying his choice was too masculine and could be misleading and potentially dangerous.
Attorneys for Rowan Feldhaus this week filed a brief with the Georgia Court of Appeals saying that Columbia County Superior Court Judge J. David Roper had overstepped his authority by refusing Feldhaus’ petition to change his name from Rebeccah Elizabeth to Rowan Elijah.
Feldhaus, 24, of Grovetown, was born female but identifies as male. Judge Roper heard the petition for a name change in February and issued an order in March turning it down. He took particular issue with Feldhaus’ choice of Elijah as a middle name.
“I don’t know anybody named Elijah who’s female,” Roper said, according to a transcript of the hearing. “I’m not going to do that. I’ve never heard of that. And I know who Elijah was, one of the greatest men that ever lived.”
Feldhaus, a sergeant in the Army Reserve and a student at Augusta University, said in statement that he felt insulted and objectified to be told he can’t use the name that family, friends and co-workers already use.
“It can be a scary situation when I show up for work or the first day of class and my legal name does not match my public presentation and my gender identity,” Feldhaus said. “I just want to change my name so that it reflects who I am.”
By any other name
By any other name
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All transgenders should be required to change their name to 'Pat'.
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Or to a number ...Joe Guy wrote:All transgenders should be required to change their name to 'Pat'.
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WTF is "identifying" as some other gender? I can just about understand someone going through gender correction surgery etc., but since when does one just decide to "identify" as something one is not?Feldhaus, 24, of Grovetown, was born female but identifies as male
Rowan's a girlie name anyway (pace Atkinson).
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Gender correction surgery is expensive and time consuming and, from what I have read, one is required to live as the gender (s)he wishes to become for some time before it will even be started. I can fully understand that someone who believes they are the other gender might well just want to assume that gender and live as it, perhaps later contemplating the surgery, perhaps not.
But the larger question is this--what is the purpose of a name? Should identifying the gender of the person using it be a requirement? And, if so, should names used by both genders be banned?
But the larger question is this--what is the purpose of a name? Should identifying the gender of the person using it be a requirement? And, if so, should names used by both genders be banned?
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Exactly!! It's nothing but a signifier.
If I wanted to call myself BoSoxGuy and still looked like my avatar, what of it? What has it got to do with anything that matters?
If I wanted to call myself BoSoxGuy and still looked like my avatar, what of it? What has it got to do with anything that matters?
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Your Avatar is hot !
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His/Her choice in a name is better than some names I have heard.
By Any Other Name
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Give her some skimpy items of clothing and a sports team logo and she's sure to show you her stuff. (A cash incentive is advisable.) Keep in mind her biological clock is ticking and her sensual beauty is fleeting.
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One can always drool.