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Questions about "birth name" on IMDb
In a case where one's name as shown on their birth certificate was amended for whatever reason, is the "birth name" for IMDb purposes the name before or after the amendment? And if the former, is there a way to prevent it from appearing in a biography in "sensitive" cases, like if the person is transgender (and do not want to advertise themselves as such) or they were adopted (and because of issues with their biological family do not want to remain associated with them)? I think these are cases where a person's personal situations ought to be respected (in contrast to the usual purpose of showing a birth name c.f. to a chosen stage name or a married name). Thanks for your thoughts on this.



kelly_l_6500954
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12 years ago
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2092175/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1679529/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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kelly_l_6500954
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*If they were famous or credited pre-transition (e.g. Caitlyn Jenner) then it's different, as for example here the public should know that the credits of "Caitlyn Jenner" and "Bruce Jenner" come from the same person. This is similar to Wikipedia's policy - in contrast to their usual policy on posting birth names, for transgender people they'll post them when submitted by someone else only if the biography is about someone who had fame that would warrant an article prior to transitioning.
The recent post about someone wanting their birth name removed made me re-think about this special situation.
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