Off My Chest
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I am looking for mods!
1. The "good" part of our community means we are pro-empathy and anti-harassment. However, we don't intend to make this a "safe space" where everyone has to be a saint. Sh*t happens, and life is messy. That's why we get things off our chests.
2. Bigotry is not allowed. That includes racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, and religiophobia. (If you want to vent about religion, that's fine; but religion is not inherently evil.)
3. Frustrated, venting, or angry posts are still welcome.
4. Posts and comments that bait, threaten, or incite harassment are not allowed.
5. If anyone offers mental, medical, or professional advice here, please remember to take it with a grain of salt. Seek out real professionals if needed.
6. Please put NSFW behind NSFW tags.
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Do you not expect people to honor your pronouns? Even among cis folks, when someone uses the wrong pronouns, it's perfectly fine to correct them (and as a cis man who once had long hair, it came up a fair bit before I grew a beard).
It would be quite rude to continue using the wrong pronouns after someone corrected you. The only difference with queer folks is that their presentation doesn't always make pronouns obvious.
Sounds like you're arguing semantics. If you don't have gendered pronouns in your language, then yeah I wouldn't expect there to be any issues. In languages with gendered pronouns, each person gets to decide which ones apply to them. It's not that complicated.
It's moreso people wanting respect, methinks, but you can call ME what you'd like
Do you insist on calling people by their birth name instead of their preferred name?