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FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Everybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problem

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Everybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problem

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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    And it’s not something new or anything like that. There are lots of cultures through history in which people choose their own names or alternate names throughout their life for a variety of reasons.

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      Popes change their names all the time.

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