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AIBU to refuse to use 'preferred pronouns'?

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BonBonns · 21/10/2018 22:14

If someone presents themselves as transgender and says they want to be known as 'she' do I have to do that?

Do I have no freedom of speech?

I do not believe people can change sex.

I do not believe that a man can become a woman. With pronoun use. With hormones. With dresses or lipstick. With surgery.

It is just NOT my personal belief.

Is it a hate crime to refer to someone born male as a man against their will?

Even if it is against mine?

Where would that end?

I am atheist. Do I have to say I believe in God to appease a Catholic? Am I forced to refer to a priest as 'Father' even though I don't follow that religion?

If someone is called David but wants to be called Dave am I to be investigated if I choose to continue using David?

Isn't this madness?

How can my own beliefs come 2nd to someone else's delusions?

It is biology. It is science. It is common sense.

A man cannot become a woman any more than I can become 23 again or an antelope.

OP posts:
jgrobinson · 21/10/2018 22:21

A plausible reading of the Equality Act 2010 is that you would be harassing someone with the protected category of gender reassignment if you persistently used the "wrong" (i.e. correct for sex) pronouns, and so if you did this as an employee then that person could sue your employer.

(At least that's my understanding, not a lawyer!)

Bespin · 21/10/2018 22:20

you have every right to do that people have the right to be rude to other people all they want. you can also beleive all of the things you stated no one can take that away from you. if or when the world changes around you, you had the right to be unhappy and you have the right to tell people all you want. but when it as changed then maybe just maybe you might have to come to terms with that too.

ThePrincipal · 21/10/2018 22:19

Yanbu

It is utter madness to panda to someone’s delusions.

Nothing wrong with believing in facts and science.

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