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Unless they are pan-trans-fluid (or whatever its called) where they re-identify on a regularly, irregular basis.

Today Sarah, next week Xio, and on their way to Cliff, they decide they are Tofique.

We need to complicate language and identity further?

My take is simple...I'm 50 years old and live in Pigfuckle, Missouri. Pretty much none of this stuff applies to me as I do not hang out with Millennials or the people that worry about this sort of thing and I got a wang and like the Poonani. I call people as I see them and if I get it wrong, well, sorry and I'll call you whatever you want unless you get $hitty for not only not knowing but also not caring. Be whatever you want. If you ain't hurting me or mine, I give no $hits. This is for young people to sort out...not me.

Pigfuckle,Missouri.....sounds like a beautiful place...I can almost picture it in my mind, but not quite...the parades and 4th of July fireworks must be fantastic.....

Hello from East Bumphuck, New Hampshire ...no fireworks here on the 4th, but we have a small parade and a ham and bean supper...

What a pile of 💩. The same group who wants to self identify is pretty much the same group who complains about different identies being treated poorly. It reminds me of a book I read when I was and adolescent. There was a tiger who chased his tail around a pole until he turned into butter. It may have been written by Rudyard Kipling (sp?).

Now drs offices are asking what a patient identifies as. My answer: a person.

My feelings on the trans community (and the overall LBGTQ community) have evolved somewhat.
I still don't see anything wrong with siding with biological science for identification, however. Males, females. Period. Now, if a person has undergone real, physical modification of aspects of their gender, such as a sex change, or medically administered hormone 'adjustments', I will concede some true 'trans' aspects and acknowledgement. (Was a time not too long ago when I suspected that any tendencies or 'desires' to deviate from biological sex determination was a psychological issue. I've come to believe that there are SOME FEW people who probably should switch sides.)
Someone who is 'pre-op', 'pre-hormonal treatment' that suggests they are something other than a man or a woman is lying to themselves and trying to make us ignore that fact.
I still believe that many along that masculine/feminine spectrum do actually have more mental issues than physical ones. It's that group that I have a very tough time with. It has gotten so its impossible to even suggest some sort of psychological/emotional 'issues' in today's public/social arena. I find it ridiculous that we should be expected to accommodate every individual 'identification' and deny biological science.

Oh, I could give two sh*ts whether some dude wants to be a chick or some chick wants to be a dude (or some variation in between).

I just don't want the English language being cluttered with a bunch of new useless pronouns. Further, I don't want legislation telling me that I have to refer to them by what ever their pronoun of the day is (yes, some change their gender like they change their shoes)...

Like California's law for healthcare professionals where they have to actually remember the person's pronouns or they could get a fine or jail time... I'm going to be un-PC for the moment and say that law is retarded (same could be said for many of California's laws).

The list of pronouns is insane, I posted a link to a list in comment #46.