LogFAQs > #972319705

SHRlKE posted...

Is there an expectation amongst the trans community and their allies that people should know the most widely used pro-nouns and keep up to date on any new ones or is respectfully using them when the person you are talking to informs you of their preferred pronouns enough?

It seems awkward to ask someone what their preferred pronouns are but then how else are
you gonna know what someone wants to be called.

I've worked with several transgender people and it's never been anything close to an issue. I get where the internet may get you to think it's a confrontation in the making, but basic human decency is universal. I've accidentally used the wrong pronoun with one of our clients who was a traditionally masculine looking person wearing a sundress, and they just let me know and that was that.

Dont let CEmen trick you into thinking it's a situation about tension and hostility.