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Inclusion in LGBT categories

I've included him in two LGBT categories on the basis of this video (from the 2:30 mark onward). Rafe87 (talk) 07:16, 16 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

OK, but there is no news of his sexuality being something that is discussed. - https://www.google.bg/search?q=ben+platt+gay&oq=ben+platt+gay&gs_l=psy-ab.3...18349.20662.0.21179.10.7.0.0.0.0.122.681.6j1.7.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..4.3.316...0j35i39k1.Rb3Iwb_Z1Zo We don't if he is gay or bisexual.Radiohist (talk) 03:42, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. I'm not good with leaping to conclusions based on a few secs on YouTube about a failed experience in his youth. X4n6 (talk) 06:14, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This video is also highly edited, and has no clear context or statement, and as such does not strike me as a sound source on anything. Henry chianski (talk) 16:48, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Per

WP:CATEGRS, the criteria has "the subject's sexual orientation is relevant to their public life or notability, according to reliable published sources. " I don't think it's relevant, especially when there's a ton of reliable published sources that does not promote his sexual orientation. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:08, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply

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Done Consensus is pretty clear on this one. Frankly, it's a no-brainer. I've already removed those categories. X4n6 (talk) 22:12, 28 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Borderline homophobic to describe his relationship as an experience, a word never used to label heterosexual relationships. As for this - "I don't think it's relevant, especially when there's a ton of reliable published sources that does not promote his sexual orientation" - it's pure gibberish. Rafe87 (talk) 09:59, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:CATEGRS says to be included only when the subject has self-identified as LGBT and it's relevant to their public life or lifestyle, as he doesn't talk about it, in my view, it fails on both of these.Jobscomforter (talk) 12:20, 10 August 2017 (UTC)[reply

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Agreed. Additionally, what is "pure gibberish" is the presumption that the word "experience" is in any way homophobic - and even more absurd to claim the term has never been used in a heterosexual context. You will not intimidate inclusion of poorly sourced material. Call it what you will, we're following WP policies. If you're going to contribute to this project, I would strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with those policies. X4n6 (talk) 11:33, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rafe87 It is just not something that can be confirmed. Whether he is gay or bisexual. I do fully agree with you that the phrase "experience" is a bit on the homophobic side. It is clear that X4n6 should have worded that better.Radiohist (talk)

Radiohist no such thing is "clear" - and it is presumptuous - and offensive - to claim otherwise. The End. X4n6 (talk) 03:44, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Describing a heterosexual romance as a 'relationship' but a homosexual romance as an 'experience', to me, falls more under straight privilege than casual homophobia—but it can certainly be both. Ultimately, I think it's laughable that the consensus is not to categorise under LGBT categories; even if he had a SINGLE gay relationship, at ANY point in time, that's sufficient for inclusion under said categories. Living persons have been added to LGBT categories for far, far less than talking about a breakup with a partner of the same sex. The consensus reeks so strongly of straight privilege that I think I'm going to take a shower to wash it off. 2606:6000:61A0:7700:CEB:575E:8635:9B06 (talk) 06:37, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2606:6000:61A0:7700:CEB:575E:8635:9B06 Well, actually his sexuality has been mentioned in articles, so I'll add the categories now.Radiohist (talk) 15:07, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What articles? And how is this career-defining? I've removed the categories, again. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:10, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AngusWOOF I'll re-add them with the proper sources. How is his being born in 1993 career-defining? How is his being born in California career-defining? The articles is not just about the career, it's about the person's life in general.Radiohist (talk) 16:18, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CATEGRS regarding defining; note that year of birth or born in California isn't part of that discussion. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 16:42, 9 August 2018 (UTC)[reply

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It should be something self-identifying like Em Grosland saying "I identify as transgender" in this Playbill article [1] and with news articles then referring to the person in that manner like Denver Post: [2] AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 17:39, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Move to Ben Platt?

Since he is gaining in recognition and popularity, what is the protocol for moving this article to the main Ben Platt one? For one, he is no longer just an actor but a singer/recording artist as well. 98.187.239.5 (talk) 13:46, 14 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See the guidelines at Wikipedia:Requested moves. Cheers, –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 15:23, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to request an edit because of some of this information are wrong like how Platt is an almost EGOT winner, and now that "Sing To Me Instead" is now out. Jeremy Heere Mell (talk) 23:51, 1 April 2019 (UTC)\[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. – Þjarkur (talk) 01:22, 3 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 14 January 2020

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The result of the move request was: moved as requested per the discussion below, with the disambiguation page moved to Ben Platt (disambiguation). Dekimasuよ! 07:53, 22 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Support. Gleeanon409 (talk) 01:50, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Even the dab page is getting 33 hits per day, 4 times that of the businessman! Virtually everyone landing on Ben Platt wants the actor. Station1 (talk) 08:43, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is clearly the main topic. Dimadick (talk) 09:12, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nomination. KyleJoan^talk 10:08, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support – This is the topic that the vast majority of readers will be looking for when they search this name. Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 12:34, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Hyperbolick (talk) 19:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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RfC Platt and Noah Galvin’s romantically dating

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It’s been widely reported that Ben Platt and Noah Galvin have been dating, and with Covid19, quarantining together. When two celebrities are romantically involved it’s routine to report that on both their biographies. One editor has deemed the information non-relevant for some reason.

Should the following be added to their articles?:

In May 2020, Galvin announced he is dating actor-singer Ben Platt, star of The Politician and who, like Galvin, played the lead role in Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway; Platt originated the role in 2015, Galvin replaced him in 2017.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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Support, when celebrities date like this it’s routine to include the public information on their bios. Gleeanon409 (talk) 19:56, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per
WP:NOTATABLOID, people date all the time, we're not in the habit of listing who every dates in their life time. Yes, they've publicly acknowledged it, but my stance is unless they get engaged, I prefer to wait until they've been dating a year minimum before mention it on pages. QueerFilmNerd^talk 21:08, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply
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NOTATABLOID advises “Generally speaking, nonpublic information consists of private details about an individual that have not been published in the mainstream media and are not widely known.“ This is not the case. They shared the information themselves on mass media, it’s publicly known widely. Is there some other reason we should omit this well-known information that is routinely reported on other bios? Gleeanon409 (talk) 21:17, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It is normal to include information on people's personal lives when they have been covered in reliable sources. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 22:38, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per QueerFilmNerd's response and per
WP:NOTNEWS, which outlines how routine news reporting of . . . celebrities is not a sufficient basis for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Even Galvin himself says that their being together is relatively new. KyleJoan^talk 02:18, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply
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- QueerFilmNerd’s comment has already been debunked. As this is the first notable romantic relationship either of them has had, reliable sources disagree with your opinion. Routine reporting of a celebrity is sightings, watching them shop, or taking part in promotional activities. This is miles from that. Gleeanon409 (talk) 03:22, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Additionally, I can't help but be suspicious of an effort to remove personal-life material from Wikipedia that just coincidentally starts with gay celebrities. Some of his Dear Evan Hansen castmates have (opposite-sex) partners who aren't even notable people in their own right, and those are discussed in their articles! –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 04:10, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    - I could be swayed if there was a policy to omit romantic partners on all BLP’s but it’s quite clear that’s not happening. Instead it’s added almost as soon as reliable sources confirm the relationship. Gleeanon409 (talk) 04:19, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
      - Which reliable source says that this is the first notable romantic relationship either of them has had? Are you also saying that news reporting of celebrities' dating lives isn't routine, Gleeanon409? Regarding removing personal-life material, see Talk:Laura Prepon#Removal of sourced relationships and Talk:Emilia Clarke#Request for comment on Including Clarke Dating MacFarlane. There's no effort to omit gay relationships. KyleJoan^talk 04:40, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        Kyle, our article on Laura Prepon does in fact discuss her romantic life. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 04:53, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        
        Platt came out only a year ago, this is the *only* relationship in reliable sources; and the fact they are living together should be an obvious clue as to how notable the relationship is to them. Gleeanon409 (talk) 05:08, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
        I was referring to the fact that the proposer supported including that Prepon was in a relationship with actor Christopher Masterson from 2000 to 2007 but that the statement isn't in the article. I've never said that one's romantic life isn't appropriate for inclusion, only that theirs isn't (yet). There's also no guideline specifying that one's romantic life must be included. I also don't see how hypothesizing how notable the relationship is to them bears any relevance to this discussion. KyleJoan^talk 05:30, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You “don't see how hypothesizing how notable the relationship is to them bears any relevance to this discussion”? That they are living together, socializing online seemingly as a couple, celebrating life events, etc.? Not sure if the blindingly obvious needs to be pointed out, or if it’s willfully being ignored. Gleeanon409 (talk) 05:47, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I added “in 2017”, to “Galvin replaced him in 2017”. I see this as an unsurprising and minimal change to improve the sentence. But if someone wishes to make something of it please let me know. I see no reason it shouldn’t be included. Gleeanon409 (talk) 06:00, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support
WP:NOTNEWS's mention of "routine news reporting" is about notability concerns with breaking news, and is also not relevant here: plenty of other articles include the romantic relationships of the subject. Loki (talk) 16:34, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply
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Support - it's well sourced, notable and agree it's common to include dating in celebrity BLP's, and also agree that
WP:NOTNEWS does not apply here. But please, I beg you to re-word the sentence and remove "announced", I despise that phrase wherever I see it on WP (sounds like a press release), just say what you mean - In (insert date here) Galvin started dating actor-singer Ben Platt, star of.... Isaidnoway (talk) 09:55, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply
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Well, we don’t have that information, we know they went public in May, so could say “went public” until they disclose more details of how they met and started dating. Gleeanon409 (talk) 13:01, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
We could try "Shortly before May 2020, Galvin started dating..."? (Though TBH I'm fine with either way.) Loki (talk) 20:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
It’s less precise though, for a period of more than three months and less than three years. Maybe something else? Gleeanon409 (talk) 20:22, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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WP:FRS until a shorter statement is provided. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 16:33, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply
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- I’ve reverted it so Legobot can do its work. Thank you for the heads up! Gleeanon409 (talk) 19:32, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  Thank you --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:12, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support (Summoned by bot) Amply sourced. It's worth a brief mention. Coretheapple (talk) 14:25, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Support I believe the information is worthy of mention. Idealigic (talk) 21:36, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] "Ben Platt and Noah Galvin, who both played Evan Hansen on Broadway, are dating". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2019-05-19.

[2] ttps://people.com/movies/ben-platt-and-noah-galvin-are-dating-its-still-relatively-new/

[3] ttps://www.out.com/celebs/2020/5/12/ben-platt-dating-noah-galvin-yes-they-played-same-role

[4] ttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/12/dear-evan-hansen-former-stars-ben-platt-noah-galvin-dating/3114106001/

[5] ttps://attitude.co.uk/article/former-dear-evan-hansen-stars-ben-platt-and-noah-galvin-are-dating-1/23291/

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