This is an empowering action for the young person as it can help friends, families and colleagues accept and acknowledge that identity in a clear and caring manner.
Deadnaming is the deliberate or accidental use of the person’s birth name or ‘dead’ name that they had before they transitioned.
While it can take some people a bit of time to adjust to the person’s new title and they may find themselves using the wrong name as a force of habit, the problem occurs when people wilfully refuse to acknowledge the person’s transition.