Pronouns

MissGentleman · 04-28-2010, 05:40 PM

Does it offend you when someone calls you by your former or an unwanted pronoun?

It doesn't really offend me if I get called "him", but it does seem a bit strange. I'm much more comfortable with "her" and other female pronouns. I still have a bit of trouble remembering that my MTF friend, who started transitioning at the time I met her, is a "she", whereas my other friend who came out as FTM after I'd known him for a bit, is pretty easy to remember.

So to answer my question, how do you react to when someone calls you by a different pronoun than you prefer? Do you acknowledge that sometimes someone can make a mistake, especially in the early days?

04-28-2010, 05:40 PM	#1
MissGentleman Junior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, bi Preferred Pronoun?: She, her, miss Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: that one island Posts: 21 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 0 Thanked 22 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 16	Pronouns Does it offend you when someone calls you by your former or an unwanted pronoun? It doesn't really offend me if I get called "him", but it does seem a bit strange. I'm much more comfortable with "her" and other female pronouns. I still have a bit of trouble remembering that my MTF friend, who started transitioning at the time I met her, is a "she", whereas my other friend who came out as FTM after I'd known him for a bit, is pretty easy to remember. So to answer my question, how do you react to when someone calls you by a different pronoun than you prefer? Do you acknowledge that sometimes someone can make a mistake, especially in the early days?