In the sense that they have to defend their rights to be their gender and not an assigned gender. In the sense that they have to ask to called a preferred pronoun. In the sense that they all to frequently have to fight for their privacy and risk being outed or be accused of tricking people when their assigned birth identity is discovered.
Now, should they have to explain or defend themselves, hell no. But until we live in a world where we don't have to label and sub-label, it's a nice reminder of the privilege and ease that comes from living the norm. I still don't think cis-gender identifiers are going to become the casual norm. For medical or legal reasons maybe or when it's germane to a specific conversation or need, doesn't bother me.
I have, however, known more an a few people in transition male to female, female to male, both adult and children. One of whom is someone who is very willing to discuss his experiences so I have learned a lot about the minute struggles and the joy at being able to pick a pronoun on Facebook.
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Date: 2014-02-25 12:55 am (UTC)Now, should they have to explain or defend themselves, hell no. But until we live in a world where we don't have to label and sub-label, it's a nice reminder of the privilege and ease that comes from living the norm. I still don't think cis-gender identifiers are going to become the casual norm. For medical or legal reasons maybe or when it's germane to a specific conversation or need, doesn't bother me.
I have, however, known more an a few people in transition male to female, female to male, both adult and children. One of whom is someone who is very willing to discuss his experiences so I have learned a lot about the minute struggles and the joy at being able to pick a pronoun on Facebook.