You'd think the whole acceptance thing would be helped by the idea of "There were going by this name they're now this name" to show a very clear yes they've transitioned. Rather than trying to pretend that's always been their name. Hell I don't think the name they were going by at the time should matter you can still argue they might have felt like they were a dude but they didn't present as such.
I mean using those standards my mate shagged a guy called Clive because 5 year after he broke up with a girl she transitioned to being a man lol. It's kinda stupid really to think about.
I'm not saying suddenly Elliot appears into existence give all the past to them too and history but it seems weird to erase the time he was female.
You'd think the whole acceptance thing would be helped by the idea of "There were going by this name they're now this name" to show a very clear yes they've transitioned. Rather than trying to pretend that's always been their name. Hell I don't think the name they were going by at the time should matter you can still argue they might have felt like they were a dude but they didn't present as such.
I mean using those standards my mate shagged a guy called Clive because 5 year after he broke up with a girl she transitioned to being a man lol. It's kinda stupid really to think about.
I'm not saying suddenly Elliot appears into existence give all the past to them too and history but it seems weird to erase the time he was female.