Beaver@lemmy.ca to transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoAlberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbookground.newsexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkAlberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbookground.newsBeaver@lemmy.ca to transgender@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow would you ask the students? The portraits are usually done by a third party photography company, and schools aren’t going to pay extra to have that company ask.
minus-squareMetaCubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoWhen I was in school, we had to submit a form to the yearbook community with the proper spelling of our name every year
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoWas it mostly successful? I feel It seems like wrong names or spellings in yearbooks is pretty common.
minus-squareMetaCubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI’m reasonably certain that it was. I dont remember ever seeing an incorrect name as long as someone submitted their form.
How would you ask the students?
The portraits are usually done by a third party photography company, and schools aren’t going to pay extra to have that company ask.
When I was in school, we had to submit a form to the yearbook community with the proper spelling of our name every year
Was it mostly successful?
I feelIt seems like wrong names or spellings in yearbooks is pretty common.I’m reasonably certain that it was. I dont remember ever seeing an incorrect name as long as someone submitted their form.