return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down167
arrow-up1339arrow-down1external-linkTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down40·9 months agoIt literally is requiring her to be identified by her deadname. Which is why “use” is the correct term. It actually is meaningful, even if you don’t realize that it is. It’s not just a technicality.
minus-squareKeith@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down3·9 months agoIt’s requiring her to list what her deadname is, which is a far cry from using her deadname.
It literally is requiring her to be identified by her deadname. Which is why “use” is the correct term. It actually is meaningful, even if you don’t realize that it is. It’s not just a technicality.
It’s requiring her to list what her deadname is, which is a far cry from using her deadname.