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[quote=Anonymous]Always avoid pronouns. That’s my approach. I know too many women with very feminine names who prefer “they” but it’s too easy to slip up and misgender, so I always say their name. I’ve misgendered someone who I just met. They looked like a man and I had no way of knowing they had been born a woman and preferred going by she or they. Their name was something like Rob: a traditionally male name. They were wearing a business suit—a men’s suit. Short slicked back hair. And I later learned they hadn’t transitioned but essentially wrapped their breasts because they didn’t identify strictly as a woman. I mean, if you present as a man but get offended when someone refers to you as he, then how should we know? This person was addressing a group about the need for nongendered restrooms for people like them since they’ve had issues using the women’s restroom…which they prefer… [/quote]
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