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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/29640152

On July 29, 2025, LinkedIn removed “misgendering or deadnaming” from examples of prohibited content in its policy on hateful and derogatory content.

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

For some of us out of loop - what is deadnaming?

[–] BipolarSilence@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Using the trans person's forename, despite them going by their preferred name

[–] valtia@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just want to point out that oftentimes it's not just their preferred name—it's their new actual legal name

[–] Cocopanda@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I don’t understand what is so hard about this? I have to respect people’s magic stories that they are willing to kill over. Why can’t you accept someone’s legally changed identity? I see no difference.

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