The benefits of being allowed to use a name of one’s choice also extend beyond the transgender community. We need to start questioning the notion of parents naming children for life. For those given a name that doesn’t fit them, life can be agony. It is said the thing people love hearing most is their names, but for those whose names don’t work for them, the sound can make them cringe. Parents often give a name as part of an attempt to impose an identity on their child; yet, that child may feel no connection with that identity and a strong connection with a different one. We should consider letting parents give their kids a temporary name, which they have the option of changing, including legally, if their given name does not suit them. Today, people can live as long as 100 years, and they shouldn’t be forced to spend that time being called something they hate.