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That's a bit like if the government said I had to put a crucifix on my front door, but it's OK because I can pick from over 100 different colors.



No, it's not. At least in that case you could be making a case that you hate every color (because the color is irrelevant to you, or whatever reason you might have).

You haven't made such a case here at all. Hence my question: do you actually hate every name on the list?


Sorry I wasn't clear: I don't hate my old name, I hated being named that. Likewise, I don't hate every name in the list, but I would hate to be called those because they aren't the name I think of as "me".


I mean, that's a fine argument for changing the law. By all means go ahead and try to gather support for your cause, nothing wrong with that. It just doesn't follow that the rest of society not being willing to customize its culture 100% to every individual's personal liking is a human rights violation.




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