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I know it’s hard for you to believe this right now, but trust me, by the end of this day, you and I are gonna be best friends.

Peace, Elli.

Aye, little one, back home you go, then. 

things to update after a legal name change!

Social security card

Driver’s license

Passport

Birth certificate

Employer HR

Bank account

Credit card company

Car insurance

Health insurance

Utilities

Cell phone account

Voter registration

Your school

Professional organizations (for nursing, bar, teaching, etc.)

Doctor’s office & other health specialists

TV & internet

Paypal

*Please add to this list if you can think of anything else!!!

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Lee says:

These are links on getting insurance to cover your medical transition. Many insurances now cover HRT (estrogen and testosterone) and top and bottom surgery.

A lot of insurances require you follow the WPATH standards of care and require you to get letters from mental health professionals saying you need to have surgery because of your dysphoria before the insurance will cover it.

The WPATH-SOC requirements 

Aetna’s Gender Reassignment Surgery requirements (You may have a different insurance company, this is just to demonstrate how it’s often the same as the WPATH requirements) 

Lee’s testosterone and top surgery letter

Sample Referral Letters for Hormone Therapy and Gender-Confirming Surgeries

Getting a therapist and being in therapy

Is dysphoria a diagnosis?

Gender dysphoria diagnosis

Gender identity disorder codes

Trans-related insurance info:

FAQ: Equal access to healthcare

Finding insurance for transgender related healthcare

Colleges and Universities that Cover Transition-Related Medical Expenses Under Student Health Insurance

What Are My Healthcare Rights?

What Does Medicare Cover for Transgender People?

The affordable care fact sheet

Transgender health care

Corporate Equality Index: List of Businesses with Transgender-Inclusive Health Insurance Benefits

O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner and more info on that

Medicare and other health insurance information (Facebook Group)

Appealing a denied claim:

Tips for Appealing a Denied Health Insurance Claim

A Patient’s Guide to Navigating the Insurance Appeals Process

How to Appeal a Health Insurance Denial

How to appeal an insurance company decision

Top surgery:

Top surgery letter template

Step-by-step guide to obtaining insurance coverage for top surgery

Top Surgery Insurance Coverage: What You Need to Know

Top Surgery Insurance Tips From a Super Mom Who Won’t Take ‘No’ For An Answer!

Dr. Mosser’s Guide: How to get your top surgery covered by insurance

Top surgeons who accept Medicare

Top surgeons who take insurance

“Feel, he told himself, feel, feel, feel. Even if what you feel is pain, only let yourself feel.” ― P.D. James, The Children of Men

- Sometimes I feel like I did something bad that made Shama leave. - You didn’t do anything wrong. All right. I’m gonna give you five. And then we’re gonna go. - I’m not going anywhere. Just leave me alone. - It wasn’t your fault. Or hers. It was mine. All of it. So don’t blame her or yourself. You can blame me. - You know, you talk about yourself a lot.