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| | Avoid This | | --- | --- | | State your pronouns even if you are cis. This normalizes the practice and takes pressure off trans people to go first. | Asking "What are your preferred pronouns?" (They aren't preferred; they are mandatory. Just ask "What are your pronouns?"). | | Create gender-neutral bathrooms or clearly sign which existing single-stall restroom is for anyone. | Assuming a butch lesbian or a femme gay man is trans. Gender expression ≠ gender identity. | | Speak up when someone jokes about "identifying as" something absurd. (e.g., "I identify as an attack helicopter"). This mockery directly undermines trans legitimacy. | Asking about surgeries or "the body." That is private medical history. The question is invasive, not curious. | | Include trans creators in your "LGBTQ+ history" posts. e.g., Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera (trans women of color who led Stonewall). | Saying "trans women are women, BUT..." Any "but" after an affirmation negates it. | This history is critical: To separate the transgender
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