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Noxryn

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I have a phone interview tomorrow for the school I settled on, and I'm kind of excited and kind of nervous since, based on the text message, I'm going to have to explain I'm transgender and I go by "Kit" nowadays (it's not legally changed yet, I haven't had the ability to put together the time, funds and scheduling for the next steps I need to take -- Court hearing/Publication of the change -- and I'm trying to work my gender markers on my forms of legal ID to female).

 

Granted, I haven't been called by my birth name in years so it's always a bit disorienting to me when it's used to refer to myself.

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Oh! Good luck with everything! Honestly, I started up graduate school before I was out/had my legal name change, and it all worked out fine, so I really think it should be good for you too. I know for NJ, the name change procedure was hecka complicated, so I'm not sure I can give too much advice, since it would be different where you are.

 

Still, rooting for you over here!

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Colorado seems a bit more straight forward luckily, there's just some fees involved (I think... it might cost me around 150~ USD or so? Possibly more, pending on the cost of getting the information published in a local publication). I got my fingerprints done, though I did wait a little longer since I was debating on if I wanted to change my last name (decided I did). 

 

And thanks! I'm feeling positive since they've largely been positive with me, the school, even though I've dropped out of... three or so universities due to previous mental health concerns >.<

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Colorado seems a bit more straight forward luckily, there's just some fees involved (I think... it might cost me around 150~ USD or so? Possibly more, pending on the cost of getting the information published in a local publication). I got my fingerprints done, though I did wait a little longer since I was debating on if I wanted to change my last name (decided I did). 

 

And thanks! I'm feeling positive since they've largely been positive with me, the school, even though I've dropped out of... three or so universities due to previous mental health concerns >.<

 

I totally feel! It took me two attempts each to get through high school and undergrad, and now it's looking like grad school too. Oops. : X

 

For getting things published, it wasn't terribly much over here in NJ, but it depends. My county newspaper isn't too famous. But yes go you and I will cheerlead as best I can!

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Thanks! I think I'm in a spot where I feel more confident in myself, both with presentation (I haven't felt real bad dysphoria in a long time, luckily) and mentally. Kinda been a lot more positive and upbeat. My main hope is my anxiety doesn't come back and hit me when I'm there, as it tends to do that when I'm off on my own a lot -- but if it does, I'll try to immediately go to counseling/therapy and be more communicative with what's going on since, in the past, I wasn't as much and I think that ultimately hindered me in a lot of ways. 

 

(the person I spoke to liked what I'm working on book-wise and thinks it's promising, so that felt good). 

 

As for the publishing, I don't think it'll be too much. I'm kinda expecting a minimum of 10 - 20 dollars to do it. 

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