The Canadian government has been slammed for warning that referring to a transgender person by their former name is a form of ’emotional violence.’

Canada‘s official government website states that ‘deadnaming,’ or referring to a transgender or non-binary person by their birth name without consent, is an act of ‘gender-based violence.’

The phenomenon is listed alongside other serious violations, such as sharing intimate images, pressuring someone into sex, assuming consent and engaging in controlling behavior.

Read more: Woke Canadian government warns that it is VIOLENT to call transgender person by their former name