<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Ruling Eases Name Changes For Transgendered : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/"/><tagline>Ruling Eases Name Changes For Transgendered : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>politics.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2010, politics.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2010-03-11T04:29:06+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Ruling Eases Name Changes For Transgendered]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/politics/l/134968/1/" /><id>134968</id><summary><![CDATA[Ruling Eases Name Changes For Transgendered]]></summary><issued>2009-10-22T13:30:41+01:00</issued><modified>2009-10-22T13:30:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The New York State Supreme Court ruled that a transgendered person seeking a name change does not have to provide proof of any medical procedure justifying the change, striking down an earlier ruling.]]></content></entry><hr size='1' class='line' noshade/><div style='padding-top:20px;height:300px;margin-right:10px;float:left;'><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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</script></div><entry><title><![CDATA[Doctor's note required to legally change name?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/114867/1/" /><id>114867</id><summary><![CDATA[Doctor's note required to legally change name?]]></summary><issued>2009-05-16T17:03:35+01:00</issued><modified>2009-05-16T17:03:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Olin Winn-Ritzenberg is a transgendered man who believes that Olin, his father's middle name, better reflects his masculine identity than the female name he was given at birth. Yet when he tried to change his name which is usually a rubber stamp petition, he was ordered to present a doctors note certifying that the name change was medically necessary.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Sexy name decoder]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/entertainment/l/57488/1/" /><id>57488</id><summary><![CDATA[Sexy name decoder]]></summary><issued>2008-04-09T00:57:31+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-09T00:57:31+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Name Decoder is an online quiz with just one question: what's your name? Their name generator will reveal your Sexy Name and create an avatar for your MySpace or other web page so you can share it with the world. <br/>Here's mine: <br/>Minx Offering Lustful Loving and Intense Embraces&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Illinois man changes name to 'In God We Trust']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/world/l/65415/1/" /><id>65415</id><summary><![CDATA[Illinois man changes name to 'In God We Trust']]></summary><issued>2008-06-15T08:27:43+01:00</issued><modified>2008-06-15T08:27:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[School bus driver/artist says name symbolizes help God gave him in tough times. The 57-year-old's first name was changed to &quot;In God,&quot; while his last name was changed to &quot;We Trust.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[RadioShack, Please Don't Change Your Name]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/129849/1/" /><id>129849</id><summary><![CDATA[RadioShack, Please Don't Change Your Name]]></summary><issued>2009-08-03T22:25:57+01:00</issued><modified>2009-08-03T22:25:57+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[There are a number of reasons why the venerable RadioShack should not change their name as it appears they are considering doing]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Can Your Name Predict Longevity?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/weird/l/137594/1/" /><id>137594</id><summary><![CDATA[Can Your Name Predict Longevity?]]></summary><issued>2010-01-11T23:05:12+01:00</issued><modified>2010-01-11T23:05:12+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[If Your Name Begins With &quot;D,&quot; You May Die Younger. <br/>A new study suggests that the first letter in your name could be linked to your longevity.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ A, My Name is Alice: Moniker Madness]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/41032/1/" /><id>41032</id><summary><![CDATA[ A, My Name is Alice: Moniker Madness]]></summary><issued>2007-11-08T07:41:00+01:00</issued><modified>2007-11-08T07:41:00+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[You know the old children&#8217;s game (excellent for long car trips) where you think of a name, place, and item for sale beginning with the same letter: &#8220;P my name is Paul, and I come from Poughkeepsie and I sell potatoes.&#8221; Turns out there may be more to it than we thought: People like their names so much that they unconsciously opt for things that begin with their initials.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/80953/1/" /><id>80953</id><summary><![CDATA[Teenager changes name to Captain Fantastic]]></summary><issued>2008-11-03T18:40:49+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-03T18:40:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A teenager has changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[All he wanted to do was take his wife's name]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/60939/1/" /><id>60939</id><summary><![CDATA[All he wanted to do was take his wife's name]]></summary><issued>2008-05-07T09:00:47+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-07T09:00:47+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[All Michael Buday wanted to do was take the last name of his wife, Diana Bijon, when they married in the US.<br/><br/>But it took two years, a lawsuit alleging sex discrimination and a change in California law before he picked up his new drivers licence in the name of Michael Bijon on Monday.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pakistani pop star told to cut girl's name from song]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/21751/1/" /><id>21751</id><summary><![CDATA[Pakistani pop star told to cut girl's name from song]]></summary><issued>2007-05-29T10:14:05+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-29T10:14:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered a pop singer to change his lyrics after a college girl complained that male students teased her by singing the song when she passed by.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Lithuania considers name change in makeover plan]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/48507/1/" /><id>48507</id><summary><![CDATA[Lithuania considers name change in makeover plan]]></summary><issued>2008-01-26T21:52:18+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-26T21:52:18+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Lithuania is thinking about changing its name in English to boost its image to attract more investments and tourists. I vote for &quot;L.Diddy&quot;.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Swedish parents emerge victorious in bid to name son 'Q']]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/world/l/134105/1/" /><id>134105</id><summary><![CDATA[Swedish parents emerge victorious in bid to name son 'Q']]></summary><issued>2009-10-04T15:45:26+01:00</issued><modified>2009-10-04T15:45:26+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The Swedish Supreme Administrative Court has awarded two parents from central Sweden the right to name their son Q.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pirate Bay Nemesis Has Name Changed By Pranksters]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/121469/1/" /><id>121469</id><summary><![CDATA[Pirate Bay Nemesis Has Name Changed By Pranksters]]></summary><issued>2009-06-09T13:29:35+01:00</issued><modified>2009-06-09T13:29:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Henrik Pont&#233;n, one of the Pirate Bay&#8217;s arch rivals, had quite a surprise recently when he received an unexpected piece of mail. The letter from the Swedish tax authority informed him that his request for a name change had been accepted and from now on, he would be officially known as &#8216;Pirate Pont&#233;n&#8217;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[6-year-old Boy Asks Norwegian King Permission to Change Name to SonicX]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/entertainment/l/109271/1/" /><id>109271</id><summary><![CDATA[6-year-old Boy Asks Norwegian King Permission to Change Name to SonicX]]></summary><issued>2009-04-23T17:07:03+01:00</issued><modified>2009-04-23T17:07:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[And the King replied to his letter.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Woman's body has become male]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/76535/1/" /><id>76535</id><summary><![CDATA[Woman's body has become male]]></summary><issued>2008-09-17T09:37:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-17T09:37:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A Filipina woman who proved her body was naturally turning male has been allowed to change her name from Jennifer to Jeff.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Unemployed Teen Auctions Off His Name]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/135386/1/" /><id>135386</id><summary><![CDATA[Unemployed Teen Auctions Off His Name]]></summary><issued>2009-11-04T21:13:49+01:00</issued><modified>2009-11-04T21:13:49+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The out-of-work is auctioning off the right to change his legal name in an eBay auction slated to end early Sunday.<br/><br/>The auction, titled &#8220;I will legally change my name to anything,&#8221; seeks a minimum bid of $5,000. Four days in, Gosz has a handful of people tracking the page but no bids.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Trucker Wants Name to Be Ynot Bubba]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/weird/l/13215/1/" /><id>13215</id><summary><![CDATA[Trucker Wants Name to Be Ynot Bubba]]></summary><issued>2007-03-15T11:08:26+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-15T11:08:26+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;I want my name to (be) ... not just something common,&quot; said Brady, who lives in Las Cruces but spends most of his time trucking the highways.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Name on tombstone called disrespectful]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/32021/1/" /><id>32021</id><summary><![CDATA[Name on tombstone called disrespectful]]></summary><issued>2007-08-18T00:56:41+01:00</issued><modified>2007-08-18T00:56:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A woman insists her pet's name belongs on his tombstone even though others say the name is obscene and has no place in a cemetery. <br/><br/>Personally, I find the name to be quite endearing.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/69879/1/" /><id>69879</id><summary><![CDATA[Judge: Girl's name, Talula Does The Hula, won't do]]></summary><issued>2008-07-24T09:14:39+01:00</issued><modified>2008-07-24T09:14:39+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.<br/><br/>Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[What's in a name? Social insecurity]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/plime-com/l/13319/1/" /><id>13319</id><summary><![CDATA[What's in a name? Social insecurity]]></summary><issued>2007-03-16T07:36:06+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-16T07:36:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[That's not my name! Never mind identity theft, now the government re-names you without your knowledge! Anchorage Daily News opinion columnist Heather Lende finds out the government says she's not who she thought she was.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Mayor changes his name from Luke RAVENStahl to Luke STEELERStahl]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://politics.plime.com/sports/l/89323/1/" /><id>89323</id><summary><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Mayor changes his name from Luke RAVENStahl to Luke STEELERStahl]]></summary><issued>2009-01-14T16:40:53+01:00</issued><modified>2009-01-14T16:40:53+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[And in a the weird coincidence department, stahl is German for steel.<br/><br/>Sounds like an omen to me.  Obviously the Steelers will <b>kick the Ravens' asses</b> Sunday.]]></content></entry></feed>