Legally changing one's name ranges from "a pain in the ass" to "impossible", depending on jurisdiction and the contexts in which you have used your previous leg

Legally changing one's name ranges from "a pain in the ass" to "impossible", depending on jurisdiction and the contexts in which you have used your previous legal names. It is also generally part of the program for trans* people to spend a period of time living as their gender (name, clothes, etc.) before more permanent (medically and legally) steps are taken.