there's a level of concept creep and language policing you see in all types of activism. deadnaming someone can literally get
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them killed. mentioning the name a kid used before he transitioned isn't the same. calling a trans woman a "man" is very rude
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let's take an example I would imagine neither of us believe should be an examplar for trans anything: jenner. how would you
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tell that story without making reference to her past?
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fair enough. if you're calling for a general principle about covering kids who aren't in a position to understand the consequences
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of that coverage, I'm sympathetic to that. but if we want coverage of trans kids, it's hard not to mention certain things
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sure, on the photos I'm not making any arguments one way or another
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