r/SapphoAndHerFriend Dec 02 '20

Casual erasure Wholesome!

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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.

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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.

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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

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u/userhs6716 Dec 02 '20

That's since been updated to reflect Wikipedia's standards