Rebecca Stanborough

Deadnaming is the act of calling a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name or other former forename (their 'deadname') after they have chosen a new name. Many transgender people change names as part of gender transition, and wish for their former name to be kept private. It also refers to the practice of families of origin renaming deceased trans people improperly. Deadnaming is considered offensive and potentially harmful, as it misgenders its subject and may out them as transgende…