The glossary, as well as the rest of the document, was written by trans journalists, a fact that happens to coincide with lesson number one: Listen to trans people.
A trans person’s given or former name that they no longer use, also often referred to as a “given name” or “legal name.” … While deadname is usually a noun, it’s also used as a verb to refer to the act of using the wrong name for a trans person.
Deadnaming is far more than simply calling a person by the wrong name. It can also have a significant impact on a trans individual’s well-being. “We choose names that are correct for us. And often, our legal name, deadname, former name isn’t appropriate for trans people,” Oliver-Ash Kleine, a journalist and founding member of the TJA tells Lifehacker. “It takes away our autonomy. It takes away our right to self-determination, and often undermines our gender, and our identity. It’s really unaffirming, and it can be quite distressing.”
(I)t also should be unnecessary for us to spell out why you shouldn’t deadname someone. You should use a person’s chosen name because it is the name they have chosen—it the very least you can do to show them respect.
Serious question- did Bruce Jenner win Olympic gold or did Caitlin Jenner?
lesson number one: Listen to trans people.
As someone who changed what I prefer to be called several times since grade school--example: going from William to Bill and finally settling on Pete--I get it. Call people what they wish to be called.What Is Deadnaming, and How to Avoid It
Earlier this week, Elliot Page posted a statement on Twitter introducing himself as transgender . In the same sentence, he told us his name and pronolifehacker.com
Not deadnaming a trans person is so simple. All you have to do is change the name by which you refer to them. We do this all the time with last names; why not extend this to first names?
Unfortunately, some people are stuck in their gender dogma and refuse to call trans people by the name that they have taken. You wouldn't want to be misnamed; why would you deliberately misname someone else?
I wont be a participate in yours either. Lol**** Ellen Page and the delusion she rides.
I am not going to be a participant in her delusion and mental illness.
**** Ellen Page and the delusion she rides.
I am not going to be a participant in her delusion and mental illness.
iLOL Your comment is as hilarious as it is stupid.I wont be a participate in yours either. Lol
As is yours my friend. LoliLOL Your comment is as hilarious as it is stupid.
iLOL Wrong as usual.As is yours my friend.
What?iLOL Wrong as usual.
Prove itYet something else modern liberalism gets dead wrong.
Perhaps you could address my VERY SPECIF instance. I personally think it's strange to posit that a woman accomplished what Bruce Jenner did and it strains reason to expect people to talk about this particular Olympian as if HE at the time was actually a woman who beat men at multiple events.Perhaps you should actually read the article before making comments such as those.
If that is too much to ask of you, let me help you by restating a quote I already highlighted:
And don't even try the freeze peach argument. This is about educating yourself and making the world physically safer for trans people.
What Is Deadnaming, and How to Avoid It
Earlier this week, Elliot Page posted a statement on Twitter introducing himself as transgender . In the same sentence, he told us his name and pronolifehacker.com
Not deadnaming a trans person is so simple. All you have to do is change the name by which you refer to them. We do this all the time with last names; why not extend this to first names?
Unfortunately, some people are stuck in their gender dogma and refuse to call trans people by the name that they have taken. You wouldn't want to be misnamed; why would you deliberately misname someone else?
Not the same thing, but a context that might be better understood; If a married woman who had taken her husbands name won an Olympic medal but later divorced and reverted to her maiden name, would you continue to call her by her ex-husband's name? And if there was someone who really objected to divorce and so deliberately called her by her ex-husband's name, despite (or because!) of any distress that caused her, would you support them?Serious question- did Bruce Jenner win Olympic gold or did Caitlin Jenner?
I don't quite agree with your analogy. We're talking about biological sex here, not marital status, which for many female Olympians, has changed.Not the same thing, but a context that might be better understood; If a married woman who had taken her husbands name won an Olympic medal but later divorced and reverted to her maiden name, would you continue to call her by her ex-husband's name? And if there was someone who really objected to divorce and so deliberately called her by her ex-husband's name, despite (or because!) of any distress that caused her, would you support them?
Is that a biblical quote? Didn’t Jesus say that to a begger?**** Ellen Page and the delusion she rides.
I am not going to be a participant in her delusion and mental illness.
I don't quite agree with your analogy. We're talking about biological sex here, not marital status, which for many female Olympians, has changed.
My point is, a man, male, xy chromosomes won those medals, not a female. The attribution to a woman seems strange.
I have and will continue to refer to Bruce Jenner as Caitlin, as she likes to be called now. But I'm not finding logic or reason in referring to the Olympian who competed and won against other males, as a female.
I just can't bend my brain around that one.
What Is Deadnaming, and How to Avoid It
Earlier this week, Elliot Page posted a statement on Twitter introducing himself as transgender . In the same sentence, he told us his name and pronolifehacker.com
Not deadnaming a trans person is so simple. All you have to do is change the name by which you refer to them. We do this all the time with last names; why not extend this to first names?
Unfortunately, some people are stuck in their gender dogma and refuse to call trans people by the name that they have taken. You wouldn't want to be misnamed; why would you deliberately misname someone else?
As I said, I recognize Caitlan as Caitlan and out of respect, refer to her as a her. But don't expect me to erase the fact that a man, Bruce Jenner, was on my Wheaties box.As humans, we find it comfortable to sort reality into boxes. Trouble is, reality doesn't always conform to those boxes.
It's OK if this all doesn't make sense yet. But you've got to be willing to let it make sense.
Best place to start is by listening to trans people. Those who choose to speak out will show you the way, if you'll let them.
Caitlyn did.Serious question- did Bruce Jenner win Olympic gold or did Caitlin Jenner?
Actually not so simple, as some might believe. A lot depends upon how long one has been using the previous name, as well as how mentally flexible they are. Mind you that lack of "mental flexibility", as a I called it, is not an indication of one's intent towards the trans individual. You can be highly supportive of them and their transitioning, but still have issues getting your mental paths to change over to the newer name. For some if the name is too close to the old one, such as going from Joan to John, it makes it harder. For others the opposite, going from Alex to Heather, is harder. Some people can easily shift names, but not pronouns, especially if they are not the standard ones.What Is Deadnaming, and How to Avoid It
Earlier this week, Elliot Page posted a statement on Twitter introducing himself as transgender . In the same sentence, he told us his name and pronolifehacker.com
Not deadnaming a trans person is so simple. All you have to do is change the name by which you refer to them. We do this all the time with last names; why not extend this to first names?
Unfortunately, some people are stuck in their gender dogma and refuse to call trans people by the name that they have taken. You wouldn't want to be misnamed; why would you deliberately misname someone else?
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