Trans* Coming Out Letter to Professors

So here's the letter I said I would post, hopefully it will be helpful to someone. Again I stole it from somewhere on tumblr (if someone knows the source feel free to leave it in the comments!), and modified it to suite my purposes. Things in bold, are probably things you need to change to fit your situation. I changed the letter somewhat to protect privacy, but otherwise this is the exact letter I sent to most my professors, and received all very positive responses.



Dear Prof. Last name

My name is Natalie lastname. I will be taking your Intro to ECE Design course and lab this quarter (EE103 on MWF from 11-12 and the lab is on Thurday 3-5). I am writing because I have a unique situation that I feel you should be aware of. On your roster, my name appears as "LEGAL NAME". That is my full and legal name, however, I go by the name "Natalie lastname". Please do not misunderstand that this is merely a matter of preference. I am a transgender individual, and therefore, being addressed as my proper name and use of female (she/her) pronouns is essential to my academic success and personal well-being. I would greatly appreciate if you would kindly respect my name and use female (she/her) pronouns, starting with roll call on the first day (If you do that) so that there is less confusion for the other students. I will also be signing my papers as Natalie lastname, so if you could either let your grader know (if you have a TA who does that), or send me their email so I can forward them the same message that would be great! Please do not hesitate to e-mail me back if you have any questions or need me to clarify this further.  Thank you in advance, and I am looking forward to the first day of class.


Respectfully,


Natalie lastname

Again hopes this helps someone out somewhere. Cheers.