@transpapers.bsky.social
This is the official account for the developers of transpapers.lgbt, a web based tool for helping people update their name and/or gender marker on various legal documents. We currently serve 6 states and are adding 3 more soon.
Wrote an article on how a court in Rhode Island is blatantly violating the law as well as my triumphs and challenges with many other courts there.
transpapers.substack.com/p/rhode-isla...
transpapers.substack.com/p/rhode-isla...
Rhode Island Court Issues
A few courts are skirting the law, one is openly violating it.
transpapers.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Wrote an article on how a court in Rhode Island is blatantly violating the law as well as my triumphs and challenges with many other courts there.
transpapers.substack.com/p/rhode-isla...
transpapers.substack.com/p/rhode-isla...
Just wrote up a post documenting my issues with other California counties and their court districts for name changes. Namely Mendocino, Mono, and Kern counties. Let me know if I missed anything!
open.substack.com/pub/transpap...
open.substack.com/pub/transpap...
California Court District Issues
Some California courts have issues with their districts to the point where it impossible to tell where the lines truly are.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Just wrote up a post documenting my issues with other California counties and their court districts for name changes. Namely Mendocino, Mono, and Kern counties. Let me know if I missed anything!
open.substack.com/pub/transpap...
open.substack.com/pub/transpap...
Just wrote up a detailed post dissecting all of the errors in the Los Angeles Filing Court Locator tool. In short the tool has a ton of errors and people should be cautious of it until they are fixed particularly for those seeking name changes.
transpapers.substack.com/p/los-angele...
transpapers.substack.com/p/los-angele...
Los Angeles County Errors
The filing court locator tool used on the Los Angeles county superior court website has many errors.
transpapers.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Just wrote up a detailed post dissecting all of the errors in the Los Angeles Filing Court Locator tool. In short the tool has a ton of errors and people should be cautious of it until they are fixed particularly for those seeking name changes.
transpapers.substack.com/p/los-angele...
transpapers.substack.com/p/los-angele...
I also made a map of Alaska's court districts using the GPS data from the Alaskan DNR. If you are doing a name change in Alaska and don't know where to file check this map.
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Alaska Court Venue Boundaries - Google My Maps
This shows Alaska's superior court administrative divisions to help determine which court you file at and what methods the court accepts.
www.google.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I also made a map of Alaska's court districts using the GPS data from the Alaskan DNR. If you are doing a name change in Alaska and don't know where to file check this map.
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Finally finished drawing a map of every court district in California that will accept name change applications. As far as I know this is the only map of it's kind in existence. Let me know if I missed anything!
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
California Name Change Court Map - Google My Maps
Check which court you need to file in using the drawn districts. Court locations are listed with their respective boundaries and as pins.
www.google.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Finally finished drawing a map of every court district in California that will accept name change applications. As far as I know this is the only map of it's kind in existence. Let me know if I missed anything!
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...