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How to handle friends who won't respect your chosen name

I transitioned two years ago and my best friend from childhood still deadnames me in front of other people, then acts like it's no big deal when I bring it up.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between claimed acceptance and actual respect reveals how allyship often stops at convenience.

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