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| === Identity === | | === Identity === |
| {{anchor|Gender identity|Gender}}{{shortcut|MOS:IDENTITY|MOS:ID}}
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| {{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies#Child named for parent or predecessor|Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published or questionable sources as sources on themselves}}
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| When there is a discrepancy between the term most commonly used by reliable sources for a person or group and the term that person or group uses for themselves, use the term that is most commonly used by reliable sources; if it isn't clear which is most used, use the term that the person or group uses. | | When there is a discrepancy between the term most commonly used by reliable sources for a person or group and the term that person or group uses for themselves, use the term that is most commonly used by reliable sources; if it isn't clear which is most used, use the term that the person or group uses. |
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| Disputes over how to refer to a person or group are addressed by Wikipedia [[WP:Content policies|content policies]], such as those on [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] (and [[Wikipedia:Article titles|article titles]] when the term appears in the title of an article).
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| Use specific terminology. For example, it is often more appropriate for people or things from Ethiopia (a country in Africa) to be described as ''Ethiopian'', not carelessly (with the risk of [[stereotyping]]) as ''African''. | | Use specific terminology. For example, it is often more appropriate for people or things from Ethiopia (a country in Africa) to be described as ''Ethiopian'', not carelessly (with the risk of [[stereotyping]]) as ''African''. |
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| ==== Gender identity ====
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| {{shortcut|MOS:GENDERID}}
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| ;Main biographical article on a person whose gender might be questioned
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| :Give precedence to self-designation as reported in the most up-to-date reliable sources, even when it doesn't match what's most common in reliable sources. When a person's gender self-designation [[WP:EXCEPTIONAL|may come as a surprise]] to readers, explain it [[WP:UNDUE|without overemphasis]] on first occurrence in an article.
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| :Any person whose gender might be questioned should be referred to by the pronouns, possessive adjectives, and gendered nouns (for example "man/woman", "waiter/waitress", "chairman/chairwoman") that reflect that person's {{em|latest}} expressed gender self-identification. This applies in references to any phase of that person's life, unless the subject has indicated a preference otherwise. Avoid confusing constructions ({{!xt|Jane Doe fathered a child}}) by rewriting (e.g., {{xt|Jane Doe became a parent}}). Direct quotations may need to be handled as exceptions (in some cases adjusting the portion used may reduce apparent contradictions, and "[''[[sic]]'']" may be used where necessary).
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| ;Referring to the person in other articles
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| :Generally, do not go into detail over changes in name or gender presentation unless they are relevant to the passage in which the person is mentioned. Use context to determine which name or names to provide on a case-by-case basis. The MoS does not have specific rules stipulating when to give both names, which name to use first, or how that name should be written.
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| === Foreign terms === | | === Foreign terms === |
