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Deadnaming is the act of calling a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name after they have chosen a new name.[1] Many transgender people change names as part of gender transition, and wish for their former name (deadname) to be kept private.
Deadnaming has the effect of allegedly misgendering its subject, and potentially outing them as transgender.[2] It may occur accidentally, or be done as a deliberate attempt to deny, mock, or invalidate a person's gender identity.[2][3] Deliberately using a transgender person's deadname is considered extremely offensive.
Trans people may face bureaucratic obstacles in changing their names. Published authors and media figures who have later transitioned may be troubled by the appearance of their former name in metadata records, which can be difficult to change. Some social media platforms and organizations have implemented policies to avoid deadnaming, such as standardizing the use of preferred names rather than legal names or formally banning the practice of deadnaming.
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Originating in the trans community, the term "deadnaming" describes calling a trans person by their birth name after they have adopted a new name. The act of deadnaming has the effect of "outing," or making public, a trans person's identity. Deadnaming is sometimes accidental, as when a friend or family member is still adjusting to a trans person's new name and unintentionally calls them by their birth name. However, there are also many times when trans people are addressed by their birth name as a way to aggressively dismiss and reject their gender identity and new name.
- ^ Stanborough, Rebecca (February 2020). She/He/They/Them: Understanding Gender Identity. Capstone. ISBN 978-0-7565-6561-9.