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- Anais Nin
Oregon Documentation
Changing your name and gender on your documentation is an important step. Sometimes
dealing with the legal paperwork may be frustrating. Hopefully, the information
provided here can relieve some of that frustration.
Oregon only requires a letter stating that either you have had surgery or you
are living full-time. For the first case, the letter can be from "any
physician." For the latter case the letter must be from a qualified
therapist.
The following list was obtained from the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles.
"The following is a list of qualified therapists as required in this procedure.
These therapists qualify because they follow the Harry Benjamin Standard of Care
as defined by the Harry S. Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
Standards of Care."
Genny Bimslager, LCSW
P.O. Box 842
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-235-5312
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Jeanine S.A. Collier, M.D.
P.O. Box 1562
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: 503-658-3729
Email: jeanine@JeanineCollier.com Last Update: 09/01/2001
Claudia Johnson, M.S.
4370 NE Halsey St.
Portland, OR 97213
Phone: 503-478-0667
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Terrie Lyons, Ph.D.
1618 SW 1st, #207
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-221-8764
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Betty A. Merten, Ph.D.
1619 East 43rd.
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: 541-344-3350
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Julie O'Donnell, LCSW
3101 SW 1st Ave
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-241-7002
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Connie O'Riley, Ph.D.
12250 SW 2nd
Beaverton, OR 97005
Phone: 503-644-4669
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Brandt Rigby, MSW
3101 SW First Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-920-5020
Last Update: 04/23/2001
Stephen Schweitzer, Ph.D.
1374 Willamette St., #7
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: 541-484-5694
Last Update: 09/01/2001
B.J. Seymour, ACSW
1405 SW Park Ave. #34
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-228-2472
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Bart Walsh, LCSW
5719 SW Corbett
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-697-7015
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Network Community Counselling
525 NE Oregon, Suite 220
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 503-238-5255
Last Update: 09/01/2001
Oregon Birth Certificate
From the Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 432.235, Amendment of certificate or report.
"(4) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent
jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this state has
been changed by surgical procedure and whether such individual's name has
been changed, the certificate of birth of such individual shall be amended as
prescribed by rule of the state registrar."
PMB 1070 1122 E. Pike
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: 206-949-7469
Email: MrSpence@aol.com Web Site: http://www.spencelaw.com/book.htm Last Update: 05/26/2001
Translegalities is two books, one for Male-to-Female (MTF) and one for Female-to-Male
(FTM) transsexuals. Each book covers a multitude of legal issues including insurance, driver's license,
marriage, estate planning, divorce, child custody, work place issues and more. Each book is $30.00 (US).
1966 Tice Valley Boulevard Suite 241
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Phone: 925-932-5333
Email: MelindaMW@aol.com Web Site: http://firms.findlaw.com/MelindaMW/practices.htm Last Update: 4/1/2001
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