#transnames — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #transnames, aggregated by home.social.
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"Black naming practices, so often impugned by mainstream society, are themselves an act of resistance. Our last names belong to the white people who once owned us. That is why the insistence of many Black Americans, particularly those most marginalized, to give our children names that we create, that are neither European nor from Africa, a place we have never been, is an act of self- determination." Nikole Hannah-Jones #1619project #blacknames #blackhistory #transnames #1619 #blackpower
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"Black naming practices, so often impugned by mainstream society, are themselves an act of resistance. Our last names belong to the white people who once owned us. That is why the insistence of many Black Americans, particularly those most marginalized, to give our children names that we create, that are neither European nor from Africa, a place we have never been, is an act of self- determination." Nikole Hannah-Jones #1619project #blacknames #blackhistory #transnames #1619 #blackpower
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Trans folx, we launched a platform to uplift the stories of our names: https://reclaimournames.com/2026/08/02/name-stories/
Calling for guest submissions on the trans name journeys: essays, poems, short stories, short accessible academic pieces, calls to action, testimonios, manifestos, etc.
Reflect on your journey to changing your name, or keeping your name, or barriers to changing your name, or how you celebrated the name change or released your given name, etc.
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Trans folx, we launched a platform to uplift the stories of our names: https://reclaimournames.com/2026/08/02/name-stories/
Calling for guest submissions on the trans name journeys: essays, poems, short stories, short accessible academic pieces, calls to action, testimonios, manifestos, etc.
Reflect on your journey to changing your name, or keeping your name, or barriers to changing your name, or how you celebrated the name change or released your given name, etc.
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"How My Miscarriage Shaped A Decade-Long Journey To Find My New Name" by Ethan J. R. Anna: https://reclaimournames.com/2026/06/18/miscarriage/
In this essay, Ethan recounts his decade-long name journey as a trans man, which included overcoming multiple social barriers – namely pregnancy, #miscarriage, and childhood #trauma. #reclaimournames #transnames #transgender
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Trans folx, how did you choose your new name (if you changed it)? https://forms.gle/dCBE8Yaj43e2SUkc7 I'm developing a workbook to aid trans, non-binary, genderfluid, and agender people in choosing new names -- specifically, from a place of self-determination rooted in intersectional trans culture, history, and kinship. #transition #transnames
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Trans folx, how did you choose your new name (if you changed it)? https://forms.gle/dCBE8Yaj43e2SUkc7 I'm developing a workbook to aid trans, non-binary, genderfluid, and agender people in choosing new names -- specifically, from a place of self-determination rooted in intersectional trans culture, history, and kinship. #transition #transnames