A rainy day today, and chilly. More like April than June. But a Beast abides.
My birth name has finally turned up on my Wikipedia entry. It was always only a matter of time, and after the bibliography in Two Worlds and In Between, in which I included my birth name, was published, I knew it would be sooner rather than later. I'm rather surprised to find that I'm really not upset. Yes, that's who I was. I think I began reclaiming my former self back in the autumn of 2014, when I started posting pre-transition photographs on Facebook. So, this is only a continuation of a process I set in motion, and when I allowed the name to be published it became a matter of public record.
So, yeah, while it's all weird and a little confusing, I think I'm okay with this. I've been Caitlín for twenty-six years now. That's one year long than I wore my birth name. And whatever power it still has over me, I've made my peace with that.
TTFN,
Aunt Beast
My birth name has finally turned up on my Wikipedia entry. It was always only a matter of time, and after the bibliography in Two Worlds and In Between, in which I included my birth name, was published, I knew it would be sooner rather than later. I'm rather surprised to find that I'm really not upset. Yes, that's who I was. I think I began reclaiming my former self back in the autumn of 2014, when I started posting pre-transition photographs on Facebook. So, this is only a continuation of a process I set in motion, and when I allowed the name to be published it became a matter of public record.
So, yeah, while it's all weird and a little confusing, I think I'm okay with this. I've been Caitlín for twenty-six years now. That's one year long than I wore my birth name. And whatever power it still has over me, I've made my peace with that.
TTFN,
Aunt Beast
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Good that you feel some peace.
Well, I'm glad you're feeling okay with it. You're quite Caitlín as far as I can tell. I was just telling someone a few days ago how tired I am of society's relentless compulsion to force people into identity categories. As far as I can see, your accumulated actions and words define you as Caitlín far better than any name. A Caitlín by any other name, etc.
One reason I'm against trans people's old names getting published is the possible motive behind it. It's like we are *really* old name, and that we are *really* our assigned at birth gender.
On the other hand, in the writing of a biography, the use of previous names is merely reflecting reality - We were called old name, now we are called new name.
Edited at 2016-06-04 06:27 pm (UTC)
Just to be clear, my "real" name is Caitlín R. Kiernan. My birth name was that other name. Not the same thing.