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For our trans/enby comrades: if you don't know someone's preferred pronouns is referring to them as they/them/theirs appropriate? (hexbear.net)
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Title. I am kinda wary of this because i don't want to misgender anyone but I am not sure how to refer to those who you don't know the preferred pronouns of? TIA, comrades!

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[–] CarbonConscious@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I like to think of it like other info-agnostic words. It's fine if you don't know, but once you know, you use what they prefer as a sign of respect.

Like how you can refer to someone across the room you haven't met as "that person over there", but if they were just talking to you and had introduced themselves, then calling them that would be kinda uncool.