return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agoTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down170
arrow-up1354arrow-down1external-linkTransgender woman is disqualified from Ohio House race for not using her former namewww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squareOmega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·edit-210 months agoI think it’s reasonable that you need to use your previous name to help identify you for security purposes. I’m not really arguing against that. But at the same time, if you did have a problem with using it at all because you had completely disassociated with it, I would understand that too. A lot of people seem to be deeply offended by a modicum of empathy though.
I think it’s reasonable that you need to use your previous name to help identify you for security purposes. I’m not really arguing against that.
But at the same time, if you did have a problem with using it at all because you had completely disassociated with it, I would understand that too.
A lot of people seem to be deeply offended by a modicum of empathy though.