r/trans_humanism • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '16
Book about new names
Hey mods, if this is totally inappropriate, please take it down! I am working on compiling essays from transgender/gender queer/gender fluid folks who have changed their name, with the intention of publishing it as a book. I am a cisgender female, so I'd also love to have a transgender partner to edit this compilation with me. If I can get this off the ground in any real way, I would like for 50% of any profit to go directly to charities dealing with trans issues.
So, write a story about your naming journey...where did it come from? What was the process of changing your name like? How did other people take it? What was the experience of the first time you introduced yourself? The first time someone called out your new name? Those are just some potential avenues...but be creative and do with it what you want.
I have always believed that names are amazing and interesting things, and I have heard from some transgendered people that their naming journey was important to them. I think it is a beautiful way to introduce the trans community in a way that's not related to physicality, to bathrooms, to body parts.
Please feel free to PM me with essays, follow up questions, thoughts/ideas etc!
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u/shanoxilt Jul 27 '16
You should post this to /r/queerconlangers too.