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RFC on Nicole Maines' deadname

There is an RFC at Talk:Nicole Maines#Request for Comment: Nicole Maines' former name on whether Nicole Maines deadname should appear in the article, and if so where. Your input would be appreciated. Rab V (talk) 02:22, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

The page Transsexual has been proposed to be renamed and moved to a different title. Interested editors may wish to join the discussion on the article talk page. Thank you. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:50, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

Brendan Behan's Bisexuality

Hi all. My apologies if I have any formatting issues as I just created an account to draw attention to this! I noticed in Brendan Behan's article that his bisexuality is not mentioned. In the talk section, there is a subheading for his bisexuality and it seems that there was insufficient proof to maintain his status as an LGBT figure. I'm currently writing a dissertation on Brendan Behan and queer theory and I have ample proof of his bisexuality. Ulick O'Connor's biography Brendan Behan (1970) notes accounts of his bisexuality (page 96) from John Ryan, Desmond MacNamara, and two unnamed IRA men. Behan's affairs with women are also noted on the same page. Another biography, Brendan Behan: A Life, by Michael O'Sullivan (1997) details Behan's relationship with Peter Arthurs in New York and his relationship with Fred May, an Irish composer. Behan's bisexuality is assumed within Reading Brendan Behan edited by John McCourt and Brendan Behan: Cultural Nationalism and the Revisionist Writer by John Branigan, two of the most prolific academic texts on Behan's work. Within Behan's work itself, there has been ample discussion by academics, such as Branigan and Michael G. Cronin, on the implied homosexual relationships between Brendan (Behan's literary ego) and Charlie Millwall in Borstal Boy which is a semi-autobiographical work. In Confessions of an Irish Rebel which is a continuation of Borstal Boy, Behan details multiple homosexual encounters, most notably an encounter with Cathal Goulding in the showers of Mountjoy Prison. Most notably in his short story After the Wake, which was published in 1950 in Points Magazine before Behan's rise to fame, Behan details a story of a homosexual trying to seduce a married man and it is implied that the narrator is successful in his endeavor at the end. The short story is not only explicit in its homosexual intentions but it is written in the same autobiographical style as Borstal Boy and Behan's Brendan is presumed to be the narrator. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hknish (talk • contribs) 21:24, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

You should discuss this at Talk:Brendan Behan (and please remember to sign your comments). Graham Beards (talk) 21:33, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment Hknish. As Graham says, you can make comments like this at the talk page of the article in question. I would also suggest that you simply make the change you want to see for yourself. See WP:SOFIXIT. It's good that you mention sourcing, because such references will be needed in the article. If you have any technical or editorial issues (e.g. with adding references) then feel free to ask me at my talk page. — Bilorv (talk) 23:52, 26 November 2020 (UTC)

Beirut Pride

Just to draw your attention to Beirut Pride, where the founder of the event (the only Pride event in the Arab world) has made extensive edits to the page which have been reverted on grounds of being overly promotional and self-referenced. I feel that in among this edit there is a large amount of good material that can be retained, though it may take some work to unpick. You are invited to get involved! The Land (talk) 14:42, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Assessment request - Girly

I have tried to update the article on the webcomic Girly, but good sources are scarce. Can anyone make any suggestions on how to improve this article? Is this article now C-class and if not, what does it need to get there? HenryCrun15 (talk) 21:14, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Well, I did find some good sources just from a quick search online:

• Library of Congress
• Okazu: Erica Friedman of Yuricon reviews the comic (I've used her for anime reviews mainly and would argue she is pretty credible) here, here, here, and here, along with here and here.
• Josh Lesnick Interviewed by the Readers in 2004

I'd look at this, this, this, this as these could be good. That's sadly all I could find in a search for "girly" comic in a google search. I don't think this source would be good and neither would this.

I hope that helps.

Historyday01 (talk) 01:05, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Deadnaming of Elliot Page

The actor Elliot Page (you may know him under the name of Ellen Page) came out as transgender yesterday, and while I'm impressed on how quickly many articles were updated he is still deadnamed in many. I've edited a few, but there are still a lot that deadname him. This should be fixed as quickly as possible. Alex Skye Kroy (talk) 15:54, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

@Alex Skye Kroy, thanks for posting this. Well, the main page for Elliot seems good. It looks like his dead name comes up on 392 pages from a search I just did if that helps. I'll try to work on it later today.Historyday01 (talk) 16:49, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, yeah, his main page seems covered. It's the various movies that are being a problem. Alex Skye Kroy (talk) 15:14, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

MOS:BIO RfC on changing DEADNAME on crediting individuals for previously released works

FYI

 – Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

Please see Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography#RfC: updating MOS:DEADNAME for how to credit individuals on previously released works
Surprised this hasn't been posted here yet; not just about Page, but prompted by those edit wars. Kingsif (talk) 17:03, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Category:Anti-LGBT politicians who were outed at CfD

Hey there. I listed Category:Anti-LGBT politicians who were outed at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2020 December 2. --George Ho (talk) 18:42, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

Article needs cleanup and moving

The article LGBT rights opposition needs to be moved to the title Gay rights opposition or a similar title, then cleaned up. The article is mainly about gay rights (mostly same sex marriage) and only mentions transgender people (and transgender rights) in passing. This suggestion is also per a post made on the article's talk page. Thecocohead (talk) 00:33, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swish (organization)

I take no stance. Just saying. Bearian (talk) 01:26, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Preferred gender pronoun § Requested move 3 December 2020

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Preferred gender pronoun § Requested move 3 December 2020. GreenComputer (talk) 04:53, 5 December 2020 (UTC)Template:Z48

Talk:Emma Portner#LGBT categories

Please weigh in here as to how to categorize (or not) Elliot Page's wife and how to support the categorization, if appropriate, in article text! –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:39, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

WP:RS discussion about Gay City News

• Gay City News
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)

Please see: Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Gay City News. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 04:36, 15 December 2020 (UTC)

RfC on Colin Mochrie's daughter's deadname

There's an RfC at Talk:Colin Mochrie re: whether or not to include Colin's daughter's deadname.

Thanks for all you do. --WhyBeNormal 22:48, 15 December 2020 (UTC)