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Transgender / Trannsexual

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 5:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
Has anyone have this situation? I have a lady who married, had four kids, divorced. THEN changed to male, and married.

Would you keep original name in family tree or new name? What about gender?

I've already made her second spouse female and I have her/him alternate names and gender but not sure what to make preferred.

Any ideas? I know I can't be the first one with this situation!

Thanks.

Re: Transgender / Transsexual

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 5:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Genealogy is about genetic relationships. Keep the original name and gender and put the rest in notes.

Re: Transgender / Trannsexual

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 8:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
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Re: Transgender / Trannsexual

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 6:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
As a transgender person, to be respectful a note as to the persons real and chosen identity will not cut it.
It would make sense for family recollection to have their gender and name assigned at birth then their name and gender identity at the time of change and following. If you need a note, you can put it in. Otherwise, it seems rather self-explanatory at that point.

Re: Transgender / Trannsexual

Posted: 14 May 2013 10:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have a t member of my family (F-M). How can I record his name and gender as of transition without a birthdate? I know his birth record has been changed now. Can I use "aka" with former name? Should I create an event "transitioned"? I use Legacy program. I appreciate your help.

Re: Transgender / Trannsexual

Posted: 16 Jun 2013 5:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Typically there will be a court ordered legal name change. If you area aware of where the person was living at the time (or can speak with the person) you can obtain at least the name and location of the court and the case number. Legal name changes are for more than transgendered / transexuals, however as medical information would be included for these name changes you will find those records sealed.

An alternate method of showing the two names is to learn which local newspaper publishes 'legals' for the court system. That legal announcement will have the two names, the name of the court, and case number.

Re: Transgender / Transsexual

Posted: 19 Jul 2015 11:15AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 19 Jul 2015 11:16AM GMT
Apologies for 'necroing' this thread, but I think I have an important point to add.

I have a family member who was born physically male, married, had three daughters, divorced, legally changed sex to female, has a female birth certificate now.

The solution of showing them as female from birth will cause serious implications with their ex-wife and at least one of the their daughters. The ex-wife is also an Ancestry user who not like appearing in my tree as having been in a lesbian marriage, and one daughter in particular would have serious issue to appearing to have had a sperm donor father as a result. Neither also want me to hide them in my tree.

Ancestry needs to support 'Change of Sex' in some way.

Re: Transgender / Transsexual

Posted: 19 Jul 2015 10:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 20 Jul 2015 3:15AM GMT
Change of gender can be supported in one of two ways. 1) Some software supports the ALIA tag, that can be used to create two different individuals with different information but linking them together. 2) not using the gender fact other than to use it as either "at birth value" or "current value" I prefer to use "at birth value", just like I prefer to use "at birth name" as the primary name. Some people like to use "married name" as the preferred name. I would also document the event by creating a fact called "gender change", then add a date, place etc of the event just like a birth. This would be the date that the change became legal. If you wanted to cronical other events in this individuals life similar custom events should be created.

Gender change is an emotional topic, no answer will make everyone happy. My solution is to try to take some of the emotion out of the subject and just enter data as best as we can.
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