I still get called my deadname enough that I reflexively respond to it, & it sucks because it is so extremely common that I hear it a lot...
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Replying to @tellahtruth @LizJocelyne and
10 years later and I still have that twitch response to hearing my deadname
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Replying to @ImEmmaBlack @TheRedGrrl and
At a store recently a woman looked at me and said, "Sir? Sir? Sir? SIR?" I had to fight the temptation to look up at her. (There was a dude
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Replying to @GuildingLilly @ImEmmaBlack and
behind me. Which is what I was hoping was the case. )
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Replying to @GuildingLilly @ImEmmaBlack and
I made the mistake of making a subtle change, so I'm literally not sure what they're saying all the time.
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Replying to @ewindisch @ImEmmaBlack and
Oh, as in your deadname is one letter shorter than your name?
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Replying to @GuildingLilly @ewindisch and
y'all i changed my name _completely_ (logan -> autumn) and i still have all these problems. it sucks.
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My deadname was monosyllabic with voice consonants so it sounds like every random grunt and I *still* react
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski @ImEmmaBlack and
There is a boy name that sounds very much like my deadname. So I react when I hear it or my deadname.
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