What Does It Mean to 'Deadname' Someone? Here's How It Affects the Transgender Community
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What Does It Mean to Deadname Someone? Heres How It Affects the Transgender Community
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But for transgender peopleor those whose personal identity and gender don't align with their birth sextheir given names don't always line up with how they see themselves, and they often choose another name that's more fitting. It seems simple enough, but in choosing a new name for themselves, transgender individuals run the risk of being "deadnamed"an often hurtful and potentially dangerous occurrence for anyone who has chosen a different name.
But what does it mean to deadname someoneand how can you avoid doing that and causing unnecessary harm? Here's what gender and sexuality experts say about what deadnaming is, how it affects those who are deadnamed, and what we all can do about it.
What is deadnaming?
Put simply, deadnaming is not using someones chosen name, Samantha Busa, PsyD, clinical director of the Gender and Sexuality Service at NYU Langone Healths Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, tells Health. For the most part, deadnaming affects transgender individuals who have chosen to go by a new name when someoneintentionally or unintentionallyuses the name they no longer identify with.
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