Monday, January 14, 2013

It’s factually incorrect to disclose a trans person’s old name and say it’s “the name they were born with”.

People aren’t born with names. We are given names. Sometimes a given name is like that ugly, ill-fitting sweater Grandma gave you for Christmas: You might smile and pretend to like it, but as soon as she leaves, that thing’s going back to the store.

Posted at 1:36 PM 984 notes Tags: cissexism ftm genderqueer humor mtf original trans trans men trans women transgender transphobia highlights

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