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Re: How do you hide a dead name on PayPal?

by Wyvern-King Contributor in Managing Account
‎May-11-2020 03:48 AM
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That’s definitely a start! Start looking around for lawyers who help us LGBT folk out too if you can, and honestly don’t let up tweeting and talking about it regularly! They gotta respond eventually after all. ... View more

Re: How do you hide a dead name on PayPal?

by Wyvern-King Contributor in Managing Account
‎May-11-2020 03:33 AM
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Yeahhhh, it’s gonna be a *fun* time once I finally get my name changed and have to wrestle the site too. Thankfully though I get people on support calls here in the states, so that’ll help at least. Once that birth certificate is changed, definitely pursue action, because yikes! It’s a nail in the coffin for PayPal if they’re the only service still using your dead name, which legally no longer exists when connected to you as a person. PayPal is gonna get into some serious trouble for that if they don’t cooperate, and the fact they’re based in another country doesn’t help either. What they’re doing is VERY illegal here in the states, and those are the rules they have to play by for the majority of their operations. 🙂 If you can, bring this up with local LGBT media outlets and reach out to others who may have this problem, too! The more media presence is involved, the more PayPal has to fight to retain its image, AND if you get enough people involved, the lawsuit will get larger and larger until it’s p much class action if enough people step up to having the same experience. I wish you the best of luck in that endeavor! ... View more

Re: How do you hide a dead name on PayPal?

by Wyvern-King Contributor in Managing Account
‎May-11-2020 03:18 AM
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‎May-11-2020 03:18 AM
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That sounds like something you should speak to a lawyer for. What PayPal is doing on their end by not complying with your name change is illegal, fraudulent(on their end), and is completely discriminatory. If you’ve tried calling for a name change too with proof of your id, absolutely lawyer up and take action. Congrats on the name change too!! Always good to see fellow trans siblings living their best lives! ... View more

Re: How do you hide a dead name on PayPal?

by Wyvern-King Contributor in Managing Account
‎Feb-21-2019 12:47 PM
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‎Feb-21-2019 12:47 PM
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Thank you so much for the answer and information, it means a lot to know some more about how it all works.    I do plan on making it official, but because the courts just love to gate keep affairs in which they shouldn't, it's a lengthy and pretty expensive process to do, one which I unfortunately can't afford to do right now(hence why I started trying to make extra money in the first place, haha). I'm hoping to hit the goal soon, but I guess for now I'm just going to have to deal with it as it is, and see if trying to change my name on the invoice works. ... View more

How do you hide a dead name on PayPal?

by Wyvern-King Contributor in Managing Account
‎Feb-21-2019 12:20 PM
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‎Feb-21-2019 12:20 PM
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Is there any way to hide a dead name while still on a personal account? It makes me sick and anxious to see my dead name every time I send an invoice for an art commission, but I do not have my name legally changed as of yet. I absolutely hate having people know my dead name and knowing people see it is just... Honestly uncomfortable.   I'm new to this whole site and just trying to make some money in commissions, but my dead name showing on invoices has made me too anxious to even send one invoice out to my clients. Would changing my name on my business information in an invoice affect my account and transactions and render them useless? I don't mind my preferred name being shared online, but having my dead name out there is something I'm really not okay with. Shouldn't PayPal have some sort of preferred name support for transgender users by now?   It's probably dumb of me to ask this, but any help would be greatly appreciated.   Also sorry if this is posted in the wrong area or given the wrong labels, this is my first time posting. ... View more
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