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what's with the deadnaming?

Is an old assigned name that she changed to reflect who she really is really that important? CuteScribbles (talk) 03:22, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. A deadname should only be mentioned where required, if a person was notable under such name. A deadname should not be mentioned just for the sake of it. See MOS:GENDERID.

From my understanding, Christine Jorgensen was not notable under her former name. Urthurao (talk) 03:32, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong date

The intro says drafted in 1944 but the body says 1945. One is wrong. 70.161.8.90 (talk) 13:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Christine Jorgensen's deadname is mentioned within this article. I believe it should not be included, as she was not notable under her former name. See MOS:GENDERID.

There are two mentions of her deadname in this article. The first reference of her deadname provides a link to an article that states her name and her deadname, without providing any information about her life under her deadname. The second mention has a reference that is not available for me to view in my region (Australia). Urthurao (talk) 03:39, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. There has already been extensive discussion on this question in the talk page archives. Although it's not clear that a consensus was reached from that discussion, it IS clear that this is not a simple, uncontroversial edit. The "Edit Request" template is only intended for simple edits, so please first attempt to develop a consensus here for the change.

Personally, I find the argument that Jorgensen herself repeatedly used her prior name (for example, in her autobiography) to refer to herself at the time she was using it sufficiently convincing to warrant its strictly limited use in the article as it stands now. PianoDan (talk) 22:45, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]