i appreciate the woke group and i understand the need to feel respected. i frankly could not be bothered saying she/her because i don't have time. But, discrimination is real and it comes in all forms, its brutal and it hurts people and the idea is to be bold enough to say who you are or the circumstances you are in and what you stand for. It took me a long time to understand this and not be bothered by how i am judged. In my country, by constitution, minorities do not have access to most economic opportunities. When i spoke abt this, I got a lot of setbacks. Most funds in the hundreds of thousands or millions, expects you to have it somehow, spend it first and claim. I spoke about mid-income discrimination and i got a lot of setbacks. Recently there was a raid on rainbow swatches because the far rights who are moral police felt insulted. It is a crime to be homosexuals in my country and you will be canned, imprisoned and fined. some shariah states imposes public canning and public shaming.

Some of my gay friends are badass fashionistas, they get me looking fine everytime - if they wanna wear heels or lipstick, go right ahead. The last thing i would want for them is to be in prison for what they stand for or who they love. We don't have enough woke people globally. pronouns are just a form of campaign and branding to get the message across.

I do have a tough time these days figuring out which group I'm offending - the extreme woke or the extreme conservatives. Both the extremes are equally exhausting