Also, while gender may be a social construct, it isn’t necessarily just social. It’s informed by one’s physiology and brain chemistry. Which means you can’t have it both ways - it can’t be both a mental illness and something that people choose.
And, let’s be clear here: in the cases we’re talking about, proper treatment of this condition is gender reassignment. Willfully not recognizing that reassignment, or belittling it, is bigotry. So, yeah, calling them by their preferred pronoun in front of their face, but then purposely calling them by a different set behind their back makes you an asshole and a bigot. It’s no different than calling someone an African-American in public, then the n-word in private. It’s the way weasels prevent getting their asses kicked, nothing more.
Finally, regarding the military, personnel receive prescription medications all the damn time. Many hormone treatments are simply administered orally. This is, as conservatives like to say, a nothingburger.
And, let’s be clear here: in the cases we’re talking about, proper treatment of this condition is gender reassignment. Willfully not recognizing that reassignment, or belittling it, is bigotry. So, yeah, calling them by their preferred pronoun in front of their face, but then purposely calling them by a different set behind their back makes you an asshole and a bigot. It’s no different than calling someone an African-American in public, then the n-word in private. It’s the way weasels prevent getting their asses kicked, nothing more.
Finally, regarding the military, personnel receive prescription medications all the damn time. Many hormone treatments are simply administered orally. This is, as conservatives like to say, a nothingburger.
