Talk:Raquel Salas Rivera

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Pronouns/Gender Identification

In past publications from 2018, Raquel Salas Rivera was quoted as publicly identifying as non-binary gender.^[1]^[2]^[3]

As of June, 2020, Salas Rivera is using male pronouns of he, his and him on his public website (www.raquelsalasrivera.net). I confirmed this with the author via private email on June 6, 2020. Dorevabelfiore (talk) 19:55, 7 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Should this article be changed? As of March 2023, the website references above identifies Rivera with he/she pronouns. If so, how do we go about using both pronouns throughout the text? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.230.136.130 (talk) 16:01, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Peter Crimmins (2018-01-08). "Philadelpha Names New Poet Laureate". WHHY. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ Peter Crimmins (2018-04-26). "Philly Poet Laureate Writes Verse on Puerto Rican Debt". WHHY. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
^ "Streets Dept Podcast, Episode 9: Philadelphia's New Poet Laureate, Raquel Salas Rivera, Talks Poetry, Activism, and Puerto Rico". Streets Department. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[1] Peter Crimmins (2018-01-08). "Philadelpha Names New Poet Laureate". WHHY. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[2] Peter Crimmins (2018-04-26). "Philly Poet Laureate Writes Verse on Puerto Rican Debt". WHHY. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

[3] "Streets Dept Podcast, Episode 9: Philadelphia's New Poet Laureate, Raquel Salas Rivera, Talks Poetry, Activism, and Puerto Rico". Streets Department. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

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