deadnaming
Using abandoned name
Deadnaming is calling a transgender person by a name they no longer use—typically their birth name before transitioning.
The practice is considered disrespectful because it denies someone's identity: She accused the journalist of deadnaming her in the article.
The term emerged from transgender communities in the 2010s, where an abandoned former name is called a deadname.
Lasting psychological wound
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- erasureAct of wiping away
- dehumanizationDenying personhood to others
anxiety · depression · alienation · shame · stigma · humiliation · rejection · betrayal
Prejudice against transgender people
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
intolerance · hostility · hate · bias · microaggression · ignorance · insensitivity · disregard
Short recreational trip
- exposureState of being unprotected
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
consent · boundary · safety · vulnerability
Change from one state
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- pronounsNoun substitutes
- self-identificationClaiming an identity label
coming-out · self-realization · self-acceptance · recognition · rebirth · transformation
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- erasureAct of wiping away
dehumanization · anxiety · depression · alienation · shame · stigma · humiliation · rejection · betrayal · violation
transphobia
Prejudice against transgender people
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
bullying · intolerance · hostility · hate · bias · microaggression · ignorance · insensitivity · disregard · contempt
outing
Short recreational trip
- exposureState of being unprotected
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- disclosureAct of revealing information
confidentiality · consent · boundary · safety · vulnerability
transition
Change from one state
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- pronounsNoun substitutes
self-identification · coming-out · self-realization · self-acceptance · recognition · rebirth · transformation
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer
- LGBTQ discriminationhomophobia, transphobia, biphobia, hate crimes, prejudice
- LGBTQ+ rightsgay rights, equal rights, lesbian rights, transgender rights, LGBTQ+ rights
- political buzzwordswoke, wokeness, virtue signaling, virtue signal, dog whistle
- Queer Culturegay, drag culture, lesbian, bisexual, transgender
deadnamingaffirming
Declaring something true
validating · gender affirmation · acceptance · allyship · acknowledgment
unnamed, rename, renamed, misnamed, renaming, renames, misnaming, deadname, deadnames