• smallaubergine@kbin.social
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      It’s usually the birth name of a transgender person who has transitioned to a new name of their choosing. So like if Dave decided they want to be Lindsey, calling Lindsey “Dave” would be dead naming them

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      A “dead name” or “deadname” is the term for the name given at birth to a person who has turned out to be transgender and changed their name as part of their transition. Knowing that a person has a preferred name and intentionally using their dead name is a fairly hostile act.

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      Its the name you will have on your tombstone, not whatever name you call yourself.

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          Im just answering what does it mean. I know you can write your name as colonel “its britney bitch” sanders if you want