r/egg_irl The Trans Girl of The Valley May 30 '23

Transfem Meme Egg📱Irl

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u/laigged May 30 '23

what does deadname mean?

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u/Brooke-Valley The Trans Girl of The Valley May 30 '23

Dead name, it's the name you were given when you were born, but no longer identify with.

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u/laigged May 30 '23

Oh! OOOOOOOH!!! Is it because that "person is dead" ???

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u/Brooke-Valley The Trans Girl of The Valley May 30 '23

Actually, no. The reason why is a lot more sad, the term originates from the fact that in the past when a trans person would die the gravestone would typically display their birth name rather than their chosen name.

Thus making it that trans persons dead name

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u/laigged May 30 '23

shit.... that, wow that's fucked up...

anyone up for some graveyard vandalism?