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Originally Posted by KS Smitty
For all us old farts here are some pointers in dealing with trans folk:
In light of Elliot Page coming out, we're going to go over some of the most basic trans/enby etiquette! Here are some of my top 15:
1. Don't use their birth name, not ever. You forget that shit ever existed
2. "You'll always be [dead name] to me" is not the compliment you think it is 🙃
3. "She is now a he" is a phrase y'all should drop from your trans phrase arsenal, effective immediately
4. Correct people if they use the wrong pronouns
5. Don't ask them what surgeries they've had or plan on having
6. "OMG I never would have known you were trans--" is also not the compliment you think it is
7. If you slip up on name/pronouns, just correct yourself and move on. Please, dear god, don't make it a big deal
8. Make an effort on pronouns
9. "He, she, it, whatever" is not the funny comment you think it is (@ my dad)
10. You don't get a special prize for using the right name and pronouns, 'tis a basic respect 🙂 Don't act like you're doing them a favor
11. Ask what you can do to support them!!!!
12. Everyone transitions in their own way and at their own pace. Y'all don't get to police that
13. Don't ask them if their label on their sexuality has changed. That's for them to know and y'all to find out
14. Please just be respectful
15. In the case of Elliot Page, it's safe to refer to roles he's played by the pronouns of the character being played (ex. he played a character named Juno, and Juno used she/her pronouns), but otherwise y'all should be using his actual pronouns, full stop.
The more you know...
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Miss me with that bullshit.
I will make it real simple. Look in your underwear. See a set of balls? Youre a male. Dont see a set of balls? Got a set of ovaries and bleed monthly for a week? Female.
Gender dysphoria is a horrific mental disorder to be stricken with, but dont expect me to refer to a female as a man, no matter what name she decides to go by.
Why people are assisted in mutilating themselves due to symptoms of a mental disorder is quite beyond me.