I have no plans to legally change my name. I am known where I live now as DeeAnn. Very few here have an idea that Donald exists and fewer still have met him. I hold office in 5 organizations and am a member of 3 others where I hold no office. DeeAnn is the person of record for all. The thing is, for me, there would be MANY things to fix so that all is connected. I’ve lived in 4 states, bought and sold 4 houses plus the one where we currently live, retirement funds from the 2 employers that I worked for professionally, accounts with 3 financial institutions, 3 credit cards, medical coverage, voting and state and federal programs.
I think we all approach this differently as it is a very personal topic. For me, that degree of congruency isn’t necessary.
