Infamous Member
How Do You Identify?: Biological female. Lesbian.
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I wouldnt take a partners last name and I would be reluctant for them to take mine.
It's a highly personal thing, partly steeped in history i.e. the name change indicated the shift of "ownership" from father to husband. That dynamic isnt me in any way, thus it is not appealing.
Symbolically, even a hyphen indicates a "belonging to" in a way that makes me twitch.
I prefer thinking of marriage, which is legal here, as a partnership of two individuals who have chosen to be together, mindful that each brings their own history, individuality, and legacy to the whole. To me, each retaining their own name and own historical legacy reflects this.
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