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@abolisyonista @academicchatter If deadnames can be considered equivalent to pseudonyms, maybe this can be of value: https://www.citethisforme.com/citation-generator/citation-basics/citing-a-pseudonym

It suggests putting the author name stated in the publication first because that's what others need to retrieve the source, and giving the author's "real" name (which I would compare to their lived name) in brackets.

I know this is the opposite of where you landed, and I understand the reasoning for emphasising an author's lived name over their given name. In some respects, lived names could also be considered pseudonymous in that they are assumed — although not for the same reasons.

This is not a simple matter, but until there is a clear citation style guide on the subject I would use the published name first with the lived name in brackets for clarification, only to simplify the retrieval of cited sources.