Shortly after Chelsea Manning’s statement regarding her transition was made public, the Wikipedia page for Bradley Manning was redirected. The article now consistently refers to Chelsea by her chosen name and pronoun, showing more understanding of the issues at hand than many more traditional news sources. But the move wasn’t without friction. A glance at the articles talk page, where editors discuss changes, shows an argument in full flow. “This PC-driven move lowers wikipedia’s credibility even further”, writes one opposing the change.”A person’s gender identity is their choice to make,” says another, supporting the move.
Abigail Brady, who is on the site under the name Morwen, was the admin who first made the move. I spoke to her about Manning, wikipedia, and edit wars in general.
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