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Originally Posted by Grey Matter
I have an NB friend who is not male or female, and xyr flow between the two sometimes, but not always. When xem and myself went to a group for trans/NB people, we were yelled at because xe was wearing a dress, therefore, xyr didn't "understand" the struggles of trans people. Which isn't true, as we still face a disproportionate amount of violence, job loss, and mental illness.
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Wouldnt xe have been the correct pronoun to use in all cases here? I dont see why you would use xyr or xem when in binary terms you still wouldnt have used her or him, you would have used he or she. Subjective case, objective case. Xyr didnt understand - makes no sense. Xe didnt understand - makes sense. You cant just throw words around willy-nilly and expect acceptance, i dont think. It looked like you werent taking yourself seriously, imo.