How Deadnaming factors into Police investigations

[Jani]

I just heard this story on NPR's All Things Considered.  Aside from highlighting this issue, its good also in that transgender related news is more visible in the public eye.

 

How Deadnaming Factors Into Police Investigations Involving Transgender Women

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/14/638629397/how-deadnaming-factors-into-police-investigations-involving-transgender-women

 

Jani

[VickySGV]

I had the very real experience of a Trans friend telling me that some three of four days before they had been approached by a police officer asking if they knew a <Male Name> shortly after a person we both knew had been badly beaten up, but thankfully had lived without too many lingering problems.  I vaguely remembered a part of our victimized friend's long ago male name  but the person talking to me had never known them as anything other than Trans female.  My unhurt friend  did have information on suspects for the attack and went to the Police department who eventually did get the culprits but that was several months down the line.   SIGH.