Trans people reveal the heartwarming and humorous ways they chose their name

For Trans Awareness Week, we asked some transgender people how or why they chose their name, and the stories we received were heart-warming and thoughtful.

Trans Awareness Week runs until Sunday (19 November) and aims to increase understanding about transgender and non-binary people and the issues they face, as well as to uplift the community. It’s followed on Monday (20 November) by Trans Day of Remembrance, which remembers those who have lost their lives to anti-trans violence and gives people a chance to reflect.

As anti-trans narratives appear ever-present in the media and politics around the world – and coming off the back of Donald Trump’s victory on an anti-trans campaign in the US presidential election – this year’s event feels as important as ever, to give a platform to

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