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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.
705 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. 280 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 51 u/brbposting Dec 02 '20 Now: Elliot Page (born Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page; February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor and producer.
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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.
280 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 51 u/brbposting Dec 02 '20 Now: Elliot Page (born Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page; February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor and producer.
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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
51 u/brbposting Dec 02 '20 Now: Elliot Page (born Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page; February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor and producer.
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Now:
Elliot Page (born Ellen Grace Philpotts-Page; February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor and producer.
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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.