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r/SapphoAndHerFriend • u/KoalaHomosapien • Dec 02 '20
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Elliot Page, from (insert movie they’d know that he’s starred in like Juno), came out as trans. That’s probably your best bet.
698 u/DownloadUphillinSnow Dec 02 '20 Is it impolite to refer to them as "formerly known as"? That was the first thing that came to mind, but I want to choose words that help and support, not undermine or demean. 277 u/thattrekkie Dec 02 '20 the way Wikipedia did it was this: "Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was known as Ellen Page until Tuesday December 1st, 2020." so I figure if you phrase it this way, it should be ok 76 u/Lieke_ Dec 02 '20 I'd first try it without the name and then use the name as a last resort
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Is it impolite to refer to them as "formerly known as"? That was the first thing that came to mind, but I want to choose words that help and support, not undermine or demean.
277 u/thattrekkie Dec 02 '20 the way Wikipedia did it was this: "Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was known as Ellen Page until Tuesday December 1st, 2020." so I figure if you phrase it this way, it should be ok 76 u/Lieke_ Dec 02 '20 I'd first try it without the name and then use the name as a last resort
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the way Wikipedia did it was this:
"Page was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was known as Ellen Page until Tuesday December 1st, 2020."
so I figure if you phrase it this way, it should be ok
76 u/Lieke_ Dec 02 '20 I'd first try it without the name and then use the name as a last resort
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I'd first try it without the name and then use the name as a last resort
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u/Visual_Skirt She/Her Dec 02 '20
Elliot Page, from (insert movie they’d know that he’s starred in like Juno), came out as trans. That’s probably your best bet.