JORDAN: What do you mean she changed he...

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JORDAN: What do you mean she changed her name?

DANI: They changed their name. You can’t misgender them.

JORDAN: What are you even talking about? They?

DANI: Alex likes to go by they/them pronouns.

JORDAN: Pronouns? What the actual? And Alex? Her name is Alicia. It’s always been Alicia.

DANI: Alicia is their dead name; they are Alex now.

JORDAN: Dead name? That’s depressing.

DANI: So it’s being called something that you don’t identify with anymore.

JORDAN: What is everyone going to say?

DANI: Who cares what they say. Alex is our friend. (a beat) Look I know it’s hard to get your head around, but you’ve got to respect Alex’s wishes. They have been on a really hard, confusing journey to get to this place.

JORDAN: I know. (a beat) So is she… I mean, are “they” going to be able

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