"I'm not running away from anything. I know my history, and I've accepted it, and I've changed my history. I'm now a social service worker, providing resources to the trans community. But do I have to be punished for the rest of my life, to not be able to change my name, and walk around with my legal name on ID, and on my passport, and on my documents?" Ortiz said.
The Illinois General Assembly passed the legislation in January, and Gov. JB Pritzker signed it into law in February. It goes into effect next year.
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