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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by DanBC on Monday March 29, 2021 @06:42AM (#26619773)
> Are we really at a point where a pronoun is persecuting people

Chosing to reject someone's identity is persecuting them, yes. Luckily in England the courts agree and transphobes who refuse to use people's correct pronouns often lose their employment tribunal cases.

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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by toyg on Monday March 29, 2021 @08:13AM (#26620431)
“Often” - I’d be curious to see stats. Not that I don’t believe you, I do; I’m just thinking this is such an edge case of an edge case, that the trade-offs involved in accommodating it might not be worth for society at large. After all, the Holy Inquisition made ultracatholics very happy too.
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Re:John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free So... by bitwize on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:19AM (#26623039)
It's actually a hate crime in Canada. You deliberately misgender someone, you can expect to be arrested and maybe spend time in prison.
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