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Owner or member needs to be able to change the display name. I have students who are transgender and their name shows up as their birth name. This is extremely confusing to other students and not exactly comfortable for the student who needs their name changed. This is also a problem for people who go by middle names or change their surnames.

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  • Paul commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This would be thoroughly helpful and another step to full inclusivity

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is important for an inclusive learning environment. Please allow the changing of display names!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Through using Microsoft Teams for class discussions, students get to interact with other students amongst the class which creates a safe atmosphere for students to engage and converse with each other. As a safe atmosphere, we have to acknowledge in order to create a safe space we have to respect everyone. Therefore, there should be a feature that helps students feel comfortable about their identity in class.

  • Stephanie Glock commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is essential, and it is disgraceful that it was not thought of and included in the original roll out of this software. Please I urge you to make this a priority immediately!!!

  • Amanda Lutz commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    We also have users who join our classes from a shared computer and automatically get dropped in the meeting under a previous guests' name. Allowing a user to change their display name would be extremely helpful for us!

  • KI commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes please - we need all virtual spaces to be inclusive!

  • Cindy Lou commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Most people do not know me by my given birth name. I wish this could be adjusted!!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a very important function and critical to the the experience of those who do not use birth/dead names. The ability to change display names and pronouns are for respecting identities, empowerment and agency.

  • Logan Zeigler commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a very common feature on many platforms and would make a huge difference to many people. In some cases, this could prevent someone from being outed and put at risk for harassment. Please make this update.

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