I’ll be the first to admit I’m not super informed on a lot of trans stuff, but I’m curious. Is it because it’s similar to your dead name, or something completely new? How long did it take for you yourself to get used to hearing/responding to it?
Obviously don’t use your real name*
a relative of mine used to plant ieds for nazis to step on and there is no way i could resist naming myself after such a badass
bonus points: she was like 90 years old when she was doing it.
I have no idea how to pick one because i genuinely just don’t want to be perceived in general. Unfortunately I kinda have to since WLIAS so I guess Terk or my gender-neutral birth name will do until then
I picked a seemingly obscure female name and then learned that despite being feminine it has almost been exclusively used by men, so then I picked the name of a friend in elementary school who I hung out with a lot in my special needs class, and then I felt uncomfortable with how clunky it was so I picked a name that was similar sounding to it.
I’m not trans, but most of the trans people I know went through a few names before they settled on the right one.
I tried four different ones. Three variations of my deadname and one that wasn’t. I went with easily the sexiest, yet most basic white girl name variation of my deadname. It honestly took me a while to get used to being referred to by my new name and sometimes it feels very surreal.
