The way I see it, is if there is a possibility for either party to feel uncomfortable using or not using a new form of pronoun that doesn't align to biology or the historic norm of humanity, the person introducing the deviation should have to feel uncomfortable, in that situation.

So I often put myself in their place, and if someone calls me a 'she or her' by accident, I would politely correct them and say, "actually I am a 'he'". If they continue to call me a she, I would ignore, or if intentional, think they are an asshole and move on with my life..

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I’m fine with referring to trans men as “he” and trans women as “she,” especially if their proper names or appearances provide cues. I’m not happy with invented pronouns, because then I would have to keep a table in my head and remember to refer to it while I’m figuring out what to say in a conversation.

(This may be the first thing I’ve written on Nostr that would have gotten my account suspended on Twitter.)