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Hi there, I have archived the talk page as it was in excess of the 75kb that is recommended (it was a whopping 364kb). Do note that in the talk page there are discussions of use of dead names and pronouns. Nauseous Man (talk) 00:03, 1 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Birth name

Several news articles refer to her birth name as a male: https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5x21tf52z

https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5m60qr94g

https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/02870v96x

https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/n870zq91j

https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/5m60qr94g Torgman1 (talk) 20:32, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Torgman1: There is a discussion of the question of deadnaming in the talk archive . Nauseous Man (talk) 23:36, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If it's that sensitive, then drop the whole thing. Torgman1 (talk) 02:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Torgman1: sorry I'm unsure what you're specifically wanting to be changed on the page. Nauseous Man (talk) 04:19, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was adding the name she was born with, but it's a problem, forget it. Torgman1 (talk) 15:57, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]