Talk:Sophie Wilson

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This could do with a brief explanation of the confusion re: her name. Did she change sex? Evercat 18:05 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Yes. She turned up at work one Monday dressed as a woman, and went on to have a sex-change operation. I do not know whether he/she was simply homosexual or was a hermaphrodite. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Crusadeonilliteracy (talk • contribs) .

Uh. Hmm. It's my understanding that most people who have a sex-change operation are not "simply homosexual", and I'm not sure the term hermaphrodite is correct either. Evercat 18:39 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Wouldn't "transsexual" be the correct term? --Alynna 02:16, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

I always end up getting confusing with this kind of stuff, but for "In 1978 she designed the Acorn Microcomputer", wasn't this before she was known as a she? Or is it considered proper to retroactively apply the she back to the times before the change? Stoive 02:08, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Personally, I think it's a lot less confusing if we consistently use one pronoun throughout the article. Since "she" would appear to be her pronoun of choice, I'd go with that. --Alynna 02:16, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

She was on the board of my company for a number of years from 1990. She is not homosexual, but transexual. I think she is the best pronoun for the whole article. Stephen B Streater 07:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)