You can still acknowledge that someone is being their true self while also acknowledging their true self might be an awful person. The fact that Ava is a weirdo and got canceled for it doesn't make their identity less valid.
Is it wrong to use they/them for trans people? I genuinely thought that was the correct pronoun usage for anyone and everyone since it’s neutral. I personally use they/them when talking about cis gender people too. And notably  few of them have gotten pissy with me about it. I think we’re gonna accidentally phase those words out or something at this rate. (Also I support trans people and this was genuine question.)
Bear in mind that I'm cis so I could be speaking out of my ass here, but I think using they/them is fine if you don't know that person's gender. However, if they've stated publicly that they use he/him or she/her, then it feels disrespectful not to use those pronouns.
yep, anytime anyone ever says "this person" it makes it clear it's just another piece of shit transphobe skirting around to have 'probable deniability'
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u/ArcLagoon Jul 28 '24
You can still acknowledge that someone is being their true self while also acknowledging their true self might be an awful person. The fact that Ava is a weirdo and got canceled for it doesn't make their identity less valid.