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> If you accept the trans community's claim that misgendering is an act of violence...

I've found that members of the cisgender community almost uniformly take offense at being misgendered. And responses from the cisgender male community often include threats of physical violence, especially when one persistently misgenders them or challenges the validity of their maleness.

That said, I'm rather troubled by Monica's treatment in this situation, especially its coincidence with Shabbos/Rosy Hashanah.



I get misgendered all the time! I go by "Ruvi" (short for Reuven) and English readers see that as a female name. So on forums I get called "she".

It's never bothered me.


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Mods!


My point exactly: you wouldn't be calling mods if you didn't find misgendering to be violent when it's directed at you.

It's not just "the transgender community." It's a baseline of human decency to call folks what they want to be called.


Btw that cisgender community you speak of doesn't exist, right? You just made that up.




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