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The line between being trans and being a "drag performer" is way more blurred and way more personal than you are making it out to be. Furthermore, looking at y
by Smudge 12y ago
The line between being trans and being a "drag performer" is way more blurred and way more personal than you are making it out to be.
Furthermore, looking at your other example, I'd argue that PartyBro045 and BusinessDude75 should totally be allowed to present themselves as different people online. It doesn't get the same level of attention because It's unlikely someone will go after BusinessDude75 if his party identity gets revealed (at least not in the way many LGBT people face) but, hey, he might lose his job, which would certainly suck.
It think it's pretty easy to make the policy consistent. Identify bad actors not by the name they choose, but by whether or not the identity they present is "real," based on patterns of behavior. If they're a bot or a scammer, it shouldn't matter what name they use, real-sounding or not. Otherwise, leave them alone.