What is the Ethical Impact of Gender Non-Conforming Names?. (2nd November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Johnson, Richard Greggory; Renderos, Hugo; Gessese, Samrawit; Kuboyama, Alan; Liu, Elizabeth
• Is Part Of: Public integrity. Volume 23:Number 6(2021)
• Page Start: 541
• Page End: 554
• Publication Date: 2021-11-02
• Subjects: Names -- gender -- transgender -- culture -- social equity; Civil service ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- United States -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics -- Periodicals; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; Political ethics -- Periodicals; Civil service ethics; Political ethics; Public administration -- Moral and ethical aspects; United States; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; CIVIL SERVICE; MORAL ASPECTS; POLITICAL ETHICS; Periodicals; 172
• DOI: 10.1080/10999922.2021.1948238
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-9922

Abstract

Abstract : Names? What is in a name? This article endeavors to investigate what is in a name. Names are an important part of an individual's identity. Names, depending on one's culture, defines and identifies an individual. How an individual obtains a name, who names the individual, be it the father or mother of a newborn, or even grandparents, has a lifetime impact on the named individual. There are implications when naming a newborn at birth because the named individual may in the future be transgender. This situation brings negative consequences for any transgender when assigned a name usually associated with a gender. This article conducts a systematic database search for the evaluation of ethical impact on gender non-conforming names.