Genderquuer/non-binary

Discussion in 'Transexual and Transgender' started by Devin the neo-hippie, Sep 9, 2019.

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  1. Vanilla Gorilla

    Vanilla Gorilla Go Ape

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    ....or...its only a thing in the imaginary world of the internet
     
    Vanilla Gorilla, Sep 12, 2019
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  3. tumbling.dice

    tumbling.dice Visitor

    OK, I'm a middle aged American dude and I call people with a penis "he" and people with a vagina "she"...yeah, so old fashioned, I know. Anyway, I ain't changing but you millennials can call each other whatever you want I guess, it's still a semi-free country. You'll be here long after I'm gone.
     
    tumbling.dice, Sep 12, 2019
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  5. KathyL

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    OK, now that's dumb.
     
    KathyL, Sep 13, 2019
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  7. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member HipForums Supporter

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    I feel like we're missing part of the point. That is, we honor that person's pronoun of choice as a sign of respect for that person's decisions. Their voice is heard, and we can go about the business of being friends. Without that things bog down a little bit because there is still a question in the minds of both the trans person and the person not using the chosen pronouns. The question of whether or not you can accept that person for who they are.

    I appreciate the opportunity to use "They, Them, & Their". It isn't difficult. You can practice with a trans person who requests to be known as "They". Maybe someone will give us an example if they haven't already.
     
    soulcompromise, Sep 13, 2019
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  9. Vanilla Gorilla

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    I think maybe not

    I doubt you correct your friends and people you meet all the time to refer to you as 'they' in the 2nd person, that would be super annoying pretty quickly

    Yes, I think just an online imaginary affirmation
     
    Vanilla Gorilla, Sep 13, 2019
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  11. KathyL

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    If you want to be called "he", I will call you "he". That's a non-issue. Everyone is entitled to be called by whatever pronouns they choose.

    A person's genitals tell you very little about them. It is time we killed of this obsession that Americans have with genitals. Get to know the person above the genitals.
     
    KathyL, Sep 13, 2019
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  13. wilsjane

    wilsjane Nutty Professor HipForums Supporter

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    Listening to him ordering a manhole cover would be fun.:yum::yum::yum:
     
    wilsjane, Sep 13, 2019
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  15. KathyL

    KathyL Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    I would correct anyone who used "they" in the 2nd person because "he/she/they" are 3rd person, not 2nd. I am old enough to have learned English grammar in school. :p

    I would not ask anyone to refer to me as "they", because I prefer to be referred to as "she". And yes, I do correct them when they refer to me as anything other than "she". See, there you go with the ignorant assumptions again. Don't assume.

    This is very much a real-world thing, not an internet affectation. If you have never observed it in real life, you obviously don't get out much.
     
    KathyL, Sep 13, 2019
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  17. KathyL

    KathyL Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    If you are middle aged, it is unlikely that you are older than me. So don't be using age as an excuse.
     
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    KathyL, Sep 13, 2019
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