336:). In articles on works or other activity by a living trans or non-binary person before transition, use their current name as the primary name (in prose, tables, lists, infoboxes, etc.), unless they prefer their former name be used for past events. If they were notable under the name by which they were credited for the work or other activity, provide it in a parenthetical or footnote on first reference; add more parentheticals or footnotes only if needed to avoid confusion.
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Consensus that revision deletion and the use of oversight for deadnames is a matter of judgment and depends on the case. Additional consensus that when a deadname appears in reliable sources, the question of whether to publish it on
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Closely argued, civil discussion about pronoun usage and GENDERID. While the proposal sought to divorce the pronoun question from whether Barry was trans or not, inevitably much of the discussion centered on this point. Policy arguments were judged "equally compelling" and no consensus was found; the
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This revival of an RfC initially launched before Sophie's death asked about the inclusion of her deadname, either in the lead or elsewhere in the article. The interesting close found consensus against its inclusion in the lede but no consensus about its inclusion elsewhere; in the first half of 2021
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was discussed, but not concluded. The main propositions were to use only masculine pronouns or feminine pronouns when referring to time before
Patrick's transition and masculine after. Discussion was primarily about clarity for the reader e.g.: alignment with Patrick's presentation and the (then)
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The following are style guides and reference materials for writing about trans people created by other organizations. They provide useful guidance, explanations, and demonstrate best-practices. However they have not been thoroughly vetted by the
Knowledge (XXG) community and their advice may not
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Knowledge (XXG) favors self-designation , even when usage by reliable sources indicates otherwise. Any person whose gender might be questioned should be referred to by the pronouns, possessive adjectives, and gendered nouns (for example "man/woman", "waiter/waitress", "chairman/chairwoman") that
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This RfC, with wide participation, decisively overturned the 2015/06 and 2015/10 decisions about articles where transgender people are mentioned in passing. In almost all cases, the new guideline requires the person's chosen name to be presented in the body text, with the former name mentioned
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Whether to move the article to the name indicated as preferred by the article's subject and change the article's pronoun usage, despite the subject being deceased and most sources, including those published after her death, using her deadname. The consensus was to move the article.
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was a Union soldier who was assigned female at birth and lived as a man for over 50 years. In 2016 it was decided that the article could refer to
Cashier with female pronouns. But in 2018 it was decided that the article should be rewritten to avoid pronouns entirely.
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Another bootless implementation discussion concerning the same RfC. The key issue here was whether the pre-RfC language merely permitted the inclusion of notable headbands in the lead sentence, or whether this placement was required by the guideline.
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This discussion extended the exclusion of non-notable former names of trans people, established in 2015/07, to the rest of article space (rather than applying to the lead sentence only). Language to implement this change in the MOS proved elusive.
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A central table of community discussions on gender identity from throughout
Knowledge (XXG). For anyone interested in discussing or changing our gender identity guidelines, it's helpful to become familiar with prior discussions on the topic. The
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If consensus cannot be reached over which pronouns to use for a subject, rewriting to avoid pronouns altogether may be considered. However, this can make the article very awkward or confusing to read and therefore should only be done as a last
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Tilda
Swinton made comments about her gender that some people interpreted as her coming out as non-binary, but it was decided the situation was not clear-cut enough to put her name on a list of people with non-binary identities.
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Chelsea
Manning's page was moved from her former to her current name about a month and a half after she came out. The debate over the move received some outside media coverage. (See: the media section at the top of
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This discussion determined that, although Nicole Maines' former name has been discussed in reliable sources, it should not be included in the article per recent changes extending MOS:DEADNAME to "article space".
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Caitlyn Jenner came out, the scope of the MoS's gender identity guidance was essentially narrowed to main biographical articles. For those, editors were still advised to use the person's
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photo of a transgender subject as a lead image. If no other photos are available, it is generally better to have no lead image at all. In general, avoid using pre-coming-out photos unless the subject's
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Whether to include the former name of Isla Bryson's, a living transgender woman who did not meet notability standards prior to transitioning. Consensus to include in body but not to include in lede.
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should also generally be used instead of neopronouns when referring to that individual, though their neopronouns should usually be mentioned in their biography (in the main prose or in a footnote).
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article does contain photos from before her transition because she was a well known
Olympic athlete, so her appearance at the time is relevant to the article, though none are in the lead section.
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recency of his transition. Patrick's identity was also discussed in terms of how it might make
Patrick feel (who was contacted but didn't seem to reply) and respect for his current identity.
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article, Caitlyn Jenner should be referred to as male rather than female. This was a partial rejection of the Manual of Style's gender identity guidelines, which,
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should be updated to say that a trans or non-binary person's former name should only be mentioned in the lead if they were notable under that name.
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is the first studio album by the American composer Wendy Carlos, released under her birth name Walter Carlos"
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pronouns are appropriate to use in reference to any person who goes by them. If a person exclusively goes by
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needs a fine to play its pregnant teenage star, and Page has shown to be the perfect for the job."
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a transgender person's former or legal name, consider only
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