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Why is Ali Forney called transgender in his wikipedia page? He was born male and lived as a male.
Even the organization named after him described Ali as a "gay man."
See:
http://www.aliforneycenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1066
Ten years ago this month, Ali Forney -- a gay man who for years had struggled with homelessness and drug use -- was fatally shot in the head.
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This is a picture of a different person—not Ali Forney 2603:7000:8902:4E38:DDA5:FF66:478B:7633 ( talk) 14:17, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
In 2022, an editor changed the entire article to use they/them pronouns, declaring that this person used them. Is there any evidence to this effect? We wouldn't want to think this edit was motivated by ideology. Zweifel ( talk) 21:51, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
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Why is Ali Forney called transgender in his wikipedia page? He was born male and lived as a male.
Even the organization named after him described Ali as a "gay man."
See:
http://www.aliforneycenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1066
Ten years ago this month, Ali Forney -- a gay man who for years had struggled with homelessness and drug use -- was fatally shot in the head.
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206.71.239.16 (
talk)
23:48, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
This is a picture of a different person—not Ali Forney 2603:7000:8902:4E38:DDA5:FF66:478B:7633 ( talk) 14:17, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
In 2022, an editor changed the entire article to use they/them pronouns, declaring that this person used them. Is there any evidence to this effect? We wouldn't want to think this edit was motivated by ideology. Zweifel ( talk) 21:51, 1 March 2023 (UTC)