Can be from fandoms, local acquaintances, niche community forums, social media bubbles, whatever. What’s a big to-do going on that you just don’t care about?
Can be from fandoms, local acquaintances, niche community forums, social media bubbles, whatever. What’s a big to-do going on that you just don’t care about?
There seems a vocal bunch on the internet that doesn’t seem to realize that trans people are a minority and spend too much time insulting straight people. This isn’t all trans people though.
The trans people I know irl aren’t policing language or flying off the handle if you accidentally misgender them. They just want to live as they want. A true patriot will support their countryfolk’s right to do so. ;)
I was having a fire with my buddy a couple years back, early in his transition, and accidentally misgendered him. I was just like “oh fuck sorry, do I owe you a buck?” and we both just laughed it off and had another beer.
It’s not that hard to get along with people. 🤷♂️
They aren’t just on the internet.
I went to a college full of people like this, granted they were a minority there. But where I live it’s extremely common even outside of college that people get upset about this. I know several people who are in companies who require pronouns, etc. and I’ve had people come after me personally for not using them in my own correspondence privately, etc. Granted not every place is like this, but a lot of places increasingly do this ‘wear the ribbon’ type of nonsense and think if you don’t display the pride flag you are fair game for harassment and violence.
It is very hard to get along with people like that. Who basically think anyone who doesn’t conform to what they want is evil and feel free to abuse and harass those people.