I think that in a rational society everyone should feel free to choose their name, and doing so should be a normal and expected rite of passage.
It makes way more sense to choose the sound people make when they refer to you, than having your parents choose it for you before you’re even a person yet.
nice, I’m trying to get on that, if I ever start meeting people again. I don’t like introducing myself with my given name so I’d like to start using my chosen name with new people even if I’m not comfortable telling my family. also making art under the new name might help the transition and I’m using it online in a couple places (not here tho)
my situation is somewhat gender related - or rather it’s related to the fact that I don’t have a gender