Reading the headline, I wondered who is Kate? LOL! Oh. Yeah. Right. I appreciate your perspective and the time and energy you've invested in your blog.
I wonder if there is something to the French use of the word “né(e)” to identify a person’s former name that they no longer use, but is still part of who they are. It means “born” but also has that nice twist in English pronunciation of sounding like a quaint negative: “nay”...
An interesting thought. Thanks for raising. For folks that are comfortable hearing or mentioning their former name, this could be elegant (tho, it immediately connotes marriage in my brain.) In general though, unless you have permission, best to avoid using a trans persons' former name at all.
Oh, I apologize! I meant my comment only as a thought experiment and a bit of wordplay, not as a plan for addressing folks. Agree with you wholeheartedly.
Ah my sweet friend! I've known you 34 years - about half as Kate and half as Kyle, but at all times you have been YOU. You're the same person I watched SNL religiously with (remember when we saw Sinead O'Conner rip up the pope picture and we were like, that is probably gonna be a thing?) on sleepovers, same person I crushed on George Michael with (who was so very obviously a gay man?), same person with a heart of pure gold that I will feel connected to as long as I live. This is not to erase your experience of transition or negate your identity at any stage - I have loved watching you come into yourself over the years and I won't pretend to understand what it's been like for you. I just wanted to chime in and say that I loved Kate very much and I love Kyle very much but most of all I love the soul deep inside of you. I'm so very proud of my friend and also I know I've said this a million times, but as a writer who is picky about writers, I mean it when I say you are an INCREDIBLE writer and I can't wait to buy your book, whenever it comes out. :)
Reading the headline, I wondered who is Kate? LOL! Oh. Yeah. Right. I appreciate your perspective and the time and energy you've invested in your blog.
Thank you for this perspective. I loved the voice recording so much.
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What a privilege to read. Thank you for sharing all of you with us Kyle 💕
I wonder if there is something to the French use of the word “né(e)” to identify a person’s former name that they no longer use, but is still part of who they are. It means “born” but also has that nice twist in English pronunciation of sounding like a quaint negative: “nay”...
An interesting thought. Thanks for raising. For folks that are comfortable hearing or mentioning their former name, this could be elegant (tho, it immediately connotes marriage in my brain.) In general though, unless you have permission, best to avoid using a trans persons' former name at all.
Oh, I apologize! I meant my comment only as a thought experiment and a bit of wordplay, not as a plan for addressing folks. Agree with you wholeheartedly.
All good! I think its a really interesting linguistic notion. All of this would be easier and less charged if people were less intolerant. 🙏❤️
Ah my sweet friend! I've known you 34 years - about half as Kate and half as Kyle, but at all times you have been YOU. You're the same person I watched SNL religiously with (remember when we saw Sinead O'Conner rip up the pope picture and we were like, that is probably gonna be a thing?) on sleepovers, same person I crushed on George Michael with (who was so very obviously a gay man?), same person with a heart of pure gold that I will feel connected to as long as I live. This is not to erase your experience of transition or negate your identity at any stage - I have loved watching you come into yourself over the years and I won't pretend to understand what it's been like for you. I just wanted to chime in and say that I loved Kate very much and I love Kyle very much but most of all I love the soul deep inside of you. I'm so very proud of my friend and also I know I've said this a million times, but as a writer who is picky about writers, I mean it when I say you are an INCREDIBLE writer and I can't wait to buy your book, whenever it comes out. :)