From 4f990d550b600bf50f267ac611ce4374bd084607 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jo Wroten Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 01:36:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Create=20Posts=20=E2=80=9Cowning-your-identity-?= =?UTF-8?q?nickname-change=E2=80=9D?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- content/posts/owning-your-identity-nickname-change.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/owning-your-identity-nickname-change.md diff --git a/content/posts/owning-your-identity-nickname-change.md b/content/posts/owning-your-identity-nickname-change.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..691d8ed --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/owning-your-identity-nickname-change.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: Owning Your Identity - Nickname Change +date: 2019-02-26T02:33:23.917Z +tags: + - Queer +coverImage: /images/uploads/jo.jpg +description: Officially have my new preferred name at work! +--- +As I continue to embrace my queer identity I made the decision to publicly replace my nickname from Joe to Jo. A single letter drop, but it's difficult to express how much this means to me on the inside. Lessening the masculinity associated with my given-name while still showing respect to my family is a major milestone. + +Jo is a name I can own. I've smiled every time I've seen it written without the "e". This is me. It feels so right.