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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nTSO sends us a link to the story about how Columbia County Superior Court Judge J. David Roper told this chick, an Army reservist, formerly known as Rebeccah Elizabeth Feldhaus that she couldn’t change her name to Rowan Elijah Feldhaus because Feldhaus, who decided that she’s a man now, didn’t pick a feminine name according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution<\/a>;<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know anybody named Elijah who\u2019s female,\u201d Roper said, according to a transcript of the hearing. \u201cI\u2019m not going to do that. I\u2019ve never heard of that. And I know who Elijah was, one of the greatest men that ever lived.\u201d<\/p>\n Feldhaus, a sergeant in the Army Reserve and a student at Augusta University, said in statement that he felt insulted and objectified to be told he can\u2019t use the name that family, friends and co-workers already use.<\/p>\n \u201cIt can be a scary situation when I show up for work or the first day of class and my legal name does not match my public presentation and my gender identity,\u201d Feldhaus said. \u201cI just want to change my name so that it reflects who I am.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In my opinion, the judge is clearly firing outside his lane. The court was provided with statements from Feldhaus’ doctor claiming that Feldhaus needed to change her name for part of her treatment for gender dysphoria. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but its not up to the judge to decide what we can call ourselves. I’m thinking that he’s going to get thrust into the twenty-first century in a very abrupt manner.<\/p>\n