nex3
@nex3

Occasional reminder that using they/them pronouns for a specific person who clearly indicates a different set of pronouns is still misgendering. They are not "get out of jail free" pronouns. Defaulting to they/them for visibly trans people and not for people who look cis to you is also misgendering. Defaulting to they/them for everyone is fine I guess but asking everyone is better and establishing a culture where it's normal and unobtrusive to proactively indicate pronouns is better still.


shel
@shel

I’ve noticed this thing a lot that some people do where when they dislike a trans woman suddenly she uses they/them pronouns now when she didn’t just a moment ago, and like, yeah that’s not cool even if she’s a jerk yknow. It’s one of the common red flags I see for when a trans woman is being held to a double standard for what kind of behavior deserves being shittalked and branded as dangerous etc


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This reminds of a time someone within the trans community would keep misgendering me as They/Them (even after I told them I was she/her) because I'm a trans girl that doesn't present herself as stereotypically feminine and I sound and look androgynous. What's worse is that they probably wouldn't have done that if it weren't so apparent that I'm trans.

It makes me just as dysphoric as being misgendered as He/Him. Often times it makes me want to present myself as someone I'm not just to avoid being misgendered, I'm still an early transitioner (1.5 years).

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