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minus-squaresmallaubergine@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20·11 months agoIt’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
minus-squareMycelialMass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoGot it, interesting to call them ‘dead’ names.
minus-squareunfreeradical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThey are literally dead names, that is, names that had once not been, but now are, dead.
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
Got it, interesting to call them ‘dead’ names.
They are literally dead names, that is, names that had once not been, but now are, dead.
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