Generally yes, unless stated otherwise.
Basically assume that person always was that gender and had that name.
There are some edge cases with people like actors, where things like their work is footnoted with something like “credited as XYZ”. although some people are feeling even that is still bad. (I don’t have a skin in the game, this is just what I know from trans people around me)
Generally yes, unless stated otherwise. Basically assume that person always was that gender and had that name.
There are some edge cases with people like actors, where things like their work is footnoted with something like “credited as XYZ”. although some people are feeling even that is still bad. (I don’t have a skin in the game, this is just what I know from trans people around me)