What’s True
Vance was indeed given the name James Donald Bowman at birth, after his biological father …
What’s False
… but, officially, he has only changed his name twice, not three times. The first name change was the result of his adoption by his stepfather. The second name change was one he requested as he was about to graduate from Yale Law School, a year before he got married.
Nice of his peers to refer to him by his chosen name instead of his birth name without any grief though! I wonder if there’s a lesson in here somewhere… 🤔
Yeah: it’s that white cis male privilege will be enforced at all costs.
I don’t have it in me to deadname him.
I also don’t have it in me to speak towards his defense if anyone else deadnames him.