so a weird concept that ive been playing around in my head lately is the idea of "changing your deadname", is that even possible to do?
now before you unthinkingly answer "yes you can do anything forever" (boring) really stop and consider the idea. a deadname is the name you rejected, is the name you used to have and dont want to have anymore. it is defined by being the thing that used to be. you cant change the past and you cant change the fact that you used to be called something. furthermore is a name that you changed because you didnt want it, so it kind of feels like its going against the spirit of the tjing to put in something that you prefer instead as your "deadname".
but also on the other hand nothing is stopping you from saying "i want you to refer to my pre transition self by this name". thats a perfectly sensible thing to do, but is that "giving yourself a new deadname"?
so with all this in mind...
can you change your deadname?
yes
no














