Laura, You're correct to wonder about this. Recording gender in 375 has been controversial from the beginning of RDA implementation, particularly so for transgender individuals. See the recent article authored by Amber Billey, Emily Drabinski, and KR Roberto, which addresses this issue far more eloquently than I could. John DeSantis Sent from my iPhone On Jun 2, 2015, at 5:24 PM, Laura Elizabeth Simpson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi everybody, Hope you're having a good day. I was just wondering about how people feel about the 375 in this record. That's the first time I've actually someone explicitly identified as transgender in a 375, but I can't help wondering whether they would want to be labeled as such. I am just curious and wanted to be respectful to anyone whose NAR I am working with in the future. Thanks!! Laura ____ 010 n 79022162 040 DLC ?b eng ?e rda ?c DLC ?d WaU 046 ?f 19491028 1001 Jenner, Caitlyn, ?d 1949- 370 Mount Kisco (N.Y.) ?c United States ?e Malibu (Calif.) ?2 naf 372 Decathlon ?a Acting ?2 lcsh 373 Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany) ?a Olympic Games (21st : 1976 : Montre?al, Que?bec) ?2 naf 374 Decathletes ?a Olympic athletes ?a Actors ?a Television personalities ?2 lcsh 375 transgender woman 375 female ?s 2015 375 male ?s 1949 ?t 2015 377 eng 378 ?q William Bruce 4001 Jenner, Bruce, ?d 1949- ?w nne 4001 Jenner, William Bruce, ?d 1949- 670 His Decathlon challenge, c1977. 670 Wikipedia, February 8, 2015 ?b (Bruce Jenner; William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. track and field athlete and current television personality. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal; born Mt. Kisco, New York; residence: Malibu, California; tenth place at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany; following Jenner's Olympic victory, his professional career led to new success in television. By 1981, he had starred in several made-for-TV movies and was Erik Estrada's replacement briefly on the top-rated TV series CHiPs; nominated for the 1980 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for his performance in Can't Stop the Music. That was the end of his theatrical movie career until he appeared in 2011's Jack and Jill in a scene with Al Pacino as an actor in a play) 670 Bruce Jenner comes out as transgender woman, via NBC News website, April 24, 2015 ?b (Former Olympic champion and reality television star Bruce Jenner broke the silence on transitioning to a woman Friday [April 24, 2015], telling ABC's Diane Sawyer, "For all intents and purposes, I am a woman") ?u http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/bruce-jenner-comes-out-transgender-woman-n348181 670 Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner, debuts on the cover of Vanity Fair, via CBC News website, posted Jun 01, 2015, viewed June 2, 2015 ?b (Caitlyn Jenner; transgender Olympic gold medallist and reality star makes public debut as a woman; the iconic U.S. Olympian and parent in the extended Kardashian family formerly known as Bruce Jenner debuted as a woman Monday [June 1, 2015] on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine) ?u http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/caitlyn-jenner-formerly-bruce-jenner-debuts-on-the-cover-of-vanity-fair-1.3095470 670 Wikipedia, June 2, 2015 ?b (Caitlyn Jenner (born October 28, 1949), formerly known as Bruce Jenner; American former track and field athlete and current television personality; born William Bruce Jenner, Mount Kisco, New York; residence: Malibu, California; other names: Bruce Jenner (1949-2015)) <image001.gif> ______ Laura Simpson Assistant Librarian/Cataloger Mervyn H. Sterne Library Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> / 205-934-3512