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This 'struggle session' has cut open a sore of cisnormativity which allows plausible deniability of transphobic action and thought. It's senseless and insensitive to push back against what should be a non-issue. Cis and trans alike, set your pronouns so as to normalize an aspect of trans inclusion that goes some way to dispel cishet patriarchal norms assumed default by almost every space, especially online.
There is no excuse (that hasn't been considered and discussed and where applicable, taken on board) to push back against this as we as a community have. We can (and should) do better.
That is disappointing as hell. I stopped talking with, I dunno what you call them, a trans-medicalist? Sorry I'm cis so I'm not sure what the term is so I'll give the definition: they were phobic of non-binary trans people. And the kicker? They were trans. So fucking offputting. Such a toxic fucking stance to take. And this was years after they had done a lot of the other sorts of things non-binary people do, and people who are questioning their sexuality or gender identity. Cut that asshole out of my life and never looked back. It was "fuck you got mine" but from a trans person who claimed to be a communist.
yeah, that's their term for it now. I still call them truscum. trans transphobes is what they are.
Now that you mention it, I have heard the term "truscum" before I just forgot about it. I'll try to remember that going forward. It has a nice ring to it, and if it offends someone, good, they are offensive and deserve to be offended.