What is in a name ?
On Twitter recently there was a hashtag #TransNameStory on how trans people came to have their name they use currently ...
My #TransNameStory is both simple and a missed sign ... from a very early age I had asked (and been told and therefore known) what my 'girl name' is had I been AFAB.
It is my name, and the only affectation I have with it is the Y in the middle of Jayne, which for those reading who know my dead name is a nod to it's variant spelling.
I know other trans people who had tried several different names or swapped the order of first and middle names etc , but equally I know plenty of cisgender people who do the same (never mind Professional Names or Equity names) , this is not unique to being trans nor is it a sign of any pathology.
My #TransNameStory is both simple and a missed sign ... from a very early age I had asked (and been told and therefore known) what my 'girl name' is had I been AFAB.
It is my name, and the only affectation I have with it is the Y in the middle of Jayne, which for those reading who know my dead name is a nod to it's variant spelling.
I know other trans people who had tried several different names or swapped the order of first and middle names etc , but equally I know plenty of cisgender people who do the same (never mind Professional Names or Equity names) , this is not unique to being trans nor is it a sign of any pathology.
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