Deadnaming
Deadnaming is using a name (called a "deadname") that a transgender person used before transitioning without their permission.[1] It is called that because the person who that name belongs to is considered "dead" and is now a brand-new person.
Sometimes, people deadname another person by accident. They may know the other person before they transitioned. Other times, people deadname other people on purpose. Using a person's deadname is considered to be very disrespectful because it ignores a person's gender identity and is a type of transphobia if it happens on purpose. Some people think that deadnaming is a form of violence.[2]
Obstacles
It is very hard for people to change their names on forms because there is a lot of paperwork involved. That means that they are more likely to experience deadnaming.
References
- ↑ Sinclair-Palm, Julia. "It's Non-Existent": Haunting in Trans Youth Narratives about Naming. Occasional Paper Series 2017 (37) (2017-05-01).
- ↑ women.. Deadnaming A Trans Person Is Violence — So Why Does The Media Do It Anyway? (in en). HuffPost (2017-03-17). Retrieved 2020-01-02.
