deadnaming

Verb

deadname (third-person singular simple present deadnames, present participle deadnaming, simple past and past participle deadnamed)

1. (transitive) To refer to someone (especially a transgender person) who has changed names by their previous name.
   • Using trans peoples' dead names – names that they were born with which are either wrong through either legal or preferential means – has been and always will be an act of aggression, not just to the person you're deadnaming but to all trans people.2015 June 17, Luca Kuchinka, “Caitlyn's story inspiring, spotlight should be shared”, in Estevan Mercury, page A7

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