In 2022, after living as a boy and going by a new name for several years, a 15-year-old from Madison wanted to make it official. Like most teenagers, he dreamed of getting his driver’s license, and ...

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Update, April 18, 2025: After this story was published, the family of a transgender boy who changed his legal name at 15 years old learned a judge approved their request to retroactively seal his name ...