alt Hacker NewsNot all historic facts are relevant. Using someone’s old name when relevance can be achieved by stating the person was transgender is preferable.
Not all historic facts are relevant. Using someone’s old name when relevance can be achieved by stating the person was transgender is preferable.
I personally prefer not having other people decide for me which facts are and aren't relevant, I think that is unhelpful and potentially dangerous (some people think what happened in Tienanmen Square isn't relevant to the general population, do you agree?).
For a transgender person, I may have known them before they transitioned for example and may not necessarily be familiar with their new name, that's a reason off the top of my head that it would be relevant to me but not necessarily you.