I’ll preface this by saying - if a transsexual person asked me to refer to them as another gender then I would respect it. I may not agree but I’m not going to try and make that person feel bad.

But if you’re the hysterical oooh look at me, insta sharing type who isn’t trans then I expect you to be a cunt

Are you equally as transphobic then, because you’ve said that twice without informing us of said changes, oh wise one

I added my pronouns to some work stuff like email signatures because non-binary colleagues said it would help them feel like they could add theirs, and help start explaining non-binary to people who don't get it and avoid awkwardness.

It was optional and I didn't really give it much thought because it took about 20 seconds to do and I'm happy to share mine, but I know it meant a lot to people I work with that have had a horrible time because they aren't a binary gender, they have transitioned, or it isn't 'obvious'.

It's a bit like how banks used to address things to Master, Mr, Ms, Miss, Mrs - and they would ask you what you preferred. By putting your pronouns out there you are just helping others know how you like to be known, and helping people to be more comfortable to do the same.

Cracka is spot on.

Don't understand the hate of pronouns. Don't have it myself, but not against it.

It's weird how people will avoid/dislike someone because of something so minor. Does it threaten your way of life or something? Do you know why that person has put that pronoun there (e.g. support for friends, like mentioned above)?

Just feeds into this 'angry young men' narrative peddled by Jordan Peterson, et al. Maybe some deeper insecurities need to be addressed.

Cracka is so spot on. If you're up in arms about putting pronouns in your email signature you should probably go and start a gammon thread.

I'm trans-indifferent, not my concern how people want to live their life and if they want to chop off their bits and dress as a different gender then carry on.

What does bother me though is that many people who share these beliefs think its normal to push their views on to others and force them to accept their ideology.

I don't agree with that and I don't agree with athletes who are born as one gender completing with athletes that were born as a different gender.

10 odd years ago those in charge were banning a person with prosthetic limbs from competing against fully able athletes of the same gender, now were handing out medals to men who have take a course of HRT and "identify" as a woman and allowing them to compete and absolutely dominate (because they are still men) their competitors. You have to draw the line somewhere.

A lot of fixation on surgery too, something that you don't need to do to affirm your gender.

I just don't want political shit everywhere to be honest - I think this idea that culture should be a battleground for political ideas is toxic, whether thats sports events taking a BLM knee, pronouns in email sigs, boomers sharing anti-vax stuff on facebook, etc. It cuts both ways. Obviously you see it more from cultural left these days because they dominate most institutions but back in the day it was the right doing it just as much.

This notion that making polarising issues more salient is a positive step towards solving them is something i just totally disagree with, the more we can ignore differences the better. Brushing stuff under the carpet a bit and ignoring the things we disagree on is just a way smarter and better approach in my opinion.