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This is why we can’t have nice things.

You don’t have to use pronouns if you don’t want to.

Why do you care if another human’s happiness is centered on gender identity?

No one has ever been assaulted by a trans but every day there’s another report of a pastor or priest molesting children.

“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” is in our declaration of independence.



> You don’t have to use pronouns if you don’t want to.

I'm pretty certain that that is not true. Language policing was a big problem - "use the wrong pronoun and lose your job" is not a meaningful choice to many people.




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