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Step 1
Wake up on March 27 and introduce yourself to everyone as Joe. If you are a girl, Joe is short for your old name. If you are a boy, Joe is short for your old name as well. You are a new person. You are no longer strapped down to that name you have been carrying around all these years. Throw off the old name and become Joe for a day.
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Step 2
Make a journal entry talking about your feelings about your own name. People always attach meaning to certain names and when you don't fit those meanings, it leaves you wanting something else. Here is your day to express who you think you are. Record it in a journal.
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Step 3
Petition the court to change your name. California has name change and sex change forms on its website (see Resources below). This is only for those who seriously dread being you for one more day. Go ahead and take the leap, but tell people before you do it so they will know who to input on their cell phone.
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Step 4
Have a party and wear masks. No one knows who you really are anyway. Everyone wears masks in real life. Everyone is just a Joe sometimes. Celebrate having no identity or a new identity. Wear a mask that describes the new you and say, "Hi" to the other Joes out there.
