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Yeah, I had the same problem and others before me tell of the same. The easiest way round this is to close your account and open a new one in your new name, I did this as others before me had to. I guess that Paypal doesn't believe in true equality, but they'll just say that it's to avoid fraud, absolutely agree with you about the photo ID issue. It appears that Paypal are Transphobic, I wish there was an alternative service provider to them, because voting with your feet is the best way to get people to change their errant ways. Isn't Paypal the same as e-bay, or at least part of the same conglomerate? I had similar with Sky who thought that they could tell me who I could and could not call myself, so I went to Virgin and haven't had any problems since. There is still a little way further to go before Trans people are truly accepted and treated with true equality, however we have made tremendous progress over the last 8-10 years or so.

Hi Veronica, He's younger by four years. But he's far more grown up than I am Cheers, Jay

To expand on my previous comment I have just thought of an analogy, imagine that you are trying to photograph someone who is posing, these sort of photographs rarely come out showing the true way that a person appears in everyday life, they just look unnatural, not quite right. Then think about photographs taken of people who are unaware of being photographed, they look very natural, and different from a posed shot.................so if you are thinking about "your performance" and how you look to to others, it's much the same as posing. I know that you will probably feel under more scrutiny in the "bogs" than in many other places, please ignore that feeling, and never ever give in to it. You just have to get on with what you're doing and ignore others, yes some may be unsure of your gender, but they won't ever be sure if you just get on with whatever you're doing, it can be likened to a poker game, are they going to call you if they aren't sure, and risk of making an absolute arse out themselves............? Christmas Hugs, (no, don't know if they're any different from normal hugs !) Eve

I agree the progress is amazing and very welcome. And I'm going to close that PayPal account.

Happy Holidays, Emma!