[WikiEN-l] Re: Welcome back Adam

Mon Sep 29 12:59:54 UTC 2003

Christopher Mahan wrote:

>He. Lir is a he :)

Lir often self-identifies as female, especially online
(more often female than male is my estimate from her online diary);
and to my knowledge she has self-identified only as female on Wikipedia,
except occasional use of the name "Adam", which is typically male.
(Unless your post was meant to say that this has changed?
I can't be certain of Lir's current preferences.)

Transgender Etiquette from <http://www.mlp.org/resources/mlptgn.html>:

             Always address and treat individuals in the manner in
   which they are expressing themselves. Use names and pronouns
   appropriate to the expressed (rather than the genetic or legal) 
   gender. Give the same respect that you would expect for yourself.

   It always works best if use of congruent gender references is
   practiced at all times, including when out of earshot of the TG
   individual (i.e., don't use different pronouns outside of his/her
   presence).

-- Toby