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Okay, I am not sure how much confusion there really is. The article identifies Kuttner as transgender and notes that they use
they/them and he/him pronouns. In time, I think it may be a bit cumbersome to try to avoid "them/he" and always use only their/his last name. For what it is worth, this is our policy on pronouns:
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Gender identity. It says avoiding pronouns "should only be done as a last resort". Reliable sources seem to be using "they/their". The easiest option is probably for us to follow their lead.--
Darryl Kerrigan (
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23:29, 25 November 2021 (UTC)reply
Perhaps, but they have also identified as
non-binary as noted in the article. Using "he/him" might be pretty binary. Alternating between "he/they" would likely be confusing. As with most things, it is usually easiest for us to just follow the
WP:RS. I have put a note on the
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies page, perhaps that will result in some further input, guidance, discussion.--
Darryl Kerrigan (
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00:09, 26 November 2021 (UTC)reply
I support using they/them: as I understand it, the order in which a trans person lists their preferred pronouns (a/b/c) might indicate some preference towards a then b then c. Additionally, only using the last name is terrible for readability. Santacruz⁂Please tag me!00:30, 26 November 2021 (UTC)reply
The problem is that the article does not state clearly which is the birth gender and which is the present gender. A much clearer article on a transgender person is that on
Chelsea Manning, which could be used as a model to improve this article.
156.34.234.213 (
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00:55, 25 July 2022 (UTC)reply
I think you are imposing a "birth gender"/"present gender" dichotomy that you would not find in sources about this article subject. -
Astrophobe (
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21:39, 25 July 2022 (UTC)reply
Re sources: there are two sources given for Kuttner's 2019 candidature, from the Vancouver Sun and from Huff Post Canada. These two sources consistently describe Kuttner as "she" and "her", which is not now reflected in the sentence which cites these two sources.
156.34.234.213 (
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15:20, 27 July 2022 (UTC)reply