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For both cis and trans people: Please alter your username (if possible) to include pronouns (or lack thereof, or questioning) so no one misgenders anyone. details. This rule is important for maintaining a safe place. If you can't change your ID, please let a mod know and include it in your bio.
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New rule: if you support transgender people or are trans, please change your username (if your instance allows it) to include your preferred pronouns (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by marcie@lemmy.ml to c/transgender@lemmy.ml

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If you have no preferred pronouns, just say (none) or something

This will help make people feel more comfortable in this comm and has a side effect of showing you support trans people when making comments in other communities. It will also make reactionaries seethe and make it easier for mods to purge them, and make trans people feel safer all over the fediverse.

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[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It would be nice if proper support for pronouns was added in the first place, but that's also clearly not going to become a priority unless people openly demand it, so here we are with an inconsistent compromise.

Pretty much every IRL trans space I've ever been in has started with name + pronouns, it's not a big ask and it normalizes being respectful of other people.

[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorry, I didn't want to make a bad faith argument, but I think it's necessary to clarify the issue.

The exemption will allow bigots from those instances to still have access and the benefit of doubt. People who might have valid reasons to not disclose openly their position will have to create a new account.

If pronouns are a safety measure, there's a big flaw in making exemptions. Will the users know the people they are talking are not marked because they can't be.

Just a thought. Maybe make it a required opener or signature.

(he / him / queer)

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I do like the idea of mandating including pronouns in your first post in a thread if your instance doesn't support them, rather than an exemption

I don't really consider requiring pronouns to be a safety measure, more of a vibes check.

Frankly considering how normalized being transphobic on main is, I like the idea of pushing people to being supportive of trans people on main.