A New York court has ruled that a transgender man must provide proof of transition to legally change his name. This was the second ruling against Evan (legally Sarah) Rockefeller’s name change in the case by State Supreme Court Justice William P. Polito. According to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Polito denied Rockefeller’s name change because it “lack[ed] any medical, psychiatric or psychological corroborative support concerning the petitioner’s alleged psychological/anatomical sexual conflict.” Further, Polito has suggested that Rockefeller use his chosen name without legally changing it. The Rochester D&C went on to state that “Denial of a name change can be made when someone is intending to commit fraud, escape criminal prosecution or evade child support. Two convicted murderers from Monroe County also were denied changing their names while in prison.” None of these are alleged in this case.
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