Out In The Open

In the Name of...

Why do we let our names define who we are? The Out in the Open team explores the baggage, rules, pride and complications that come along with that thing you're called.
(Mac Cameron)

Why do we let our names define who we are? The Out in the Open team explores the baggage, rules, pride and complications that come along with that thing you're called. 

From the personal, cultural and legal factors that go into choosing a name... to the reasons for changing it... we hear from a variety of people about the complex relationships they have with their names, and from one woman who had a really hard time deciding what to call her newborn son.