Being gender critical at work, Jk Rowling etc NHs

[DoubleScreens]

I can't believe this is even my reality. I work in a very big nhs trust and I have cancer, I already have a thread about my manager asking me if she was safe to be in a room with me after she googled my medication and realised it's an antipsychotic, (it is but I take it for bipolar as a mood stabiliser) then she asked if I was safe to be in work with my mental health conditions .

ANYWAY! My reason for this thread is that I own this. Up and I use it every day it's on my desk as I like it, and my manager's deputy has decided it's totally inappropriate for me to have this mug as 'Jk Rowling is a terf'

Also she's angry with me because I had to renew my ID badge and I refused to put pronouns on the badge as that is a requirement now, but I think it's ridiculous so I refused and my manager is saying I'm transphobic and homophobic which is so awkward because I'm married to a woman.

I just couldn't believe it, I don't see patients any more because of my cancer treatment, why do I need to put my pronouns on my id badge?

I'm so nervous about tomorrow

Have you decided to say anything or not to your manager?

It will be fine, @DoubleScreens. You are not doing anything wrong, you've got nothing to be afraid of. I know its intimidating and worrying, but you have lots of support and you are right.

Good luck @DoubleScreens. To be honest, I wouldn't try getting involved in banter with the mugphobe, as there's a danger of them deliberately misinterpreting any innocent comment in the worst possible way if they can go off on one about a simple HP mug.

Make sure you have written down what's happened in as much detail as you can. And take the mug with you.

Is this now #mugGate?

Good luck for tomorrow I am sure you will do fine.

But you may have to use all your patience as though dealing with endlessly self engrossed children who are not only showing off but want you to acknowledge how clever they are!

How did it go?