It could simply be that you just don’t like the name

One of my close friends goes by his middle name because he shared a first name with the man who mercilessly beat him at every opportunity. I go by a nickname because I share a name with a meth addict rodeo cowboy who was never a part of my life.

Adding to that, the opposition to using "they/them" pronouns seems ridiculous too. There are entire countries where using singular pronouns while talking to/about someone is considered extremely offensive and referring to individuals by using plural pronouns is the norm.

If billions of people can manage without getting confused about whether or not you're talking about an individual or group of people, I'm sure that even the English speakers who are opposed to this because of the "confusion" it causes can do it with very little effort - especially since third person gender neutral pronouns are already a thing in English!

That's not a reason many Republicans would accept though. They think being beaten by a relative is a good thing. Especially if the person being beaten is a child.

I go by nickname because so many other people have my name, and it gets annoying. It was a little empowering at a young age as well.

There's plenty of reasons to go by a different name!

Like participating in online discussion. I find it crazy that so many people just use their real name as their online handle.