Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-48285-20161205164344/@comment-26871067-20170620171911

Mutual respect to me hinges on you not calling me a woman. If you can't do that, I have no time to hold your hand through the concept of just being nice to people. If you can't do that, I have no interest in this place.

However, I will say this: the high rate of trans suicide is because of lack of access to treatment, not in spite of it. If you can't get treated and are miserable of course you're going to want to commit suicide. I almost did it. Every trans person I know almost did it before having access to proper treatment. I can't expect a cis guy to understand how unbelievably difficult it is to feel fundamentally wrong in your body, and being called a woman (despite, uh, my full transition) makes me want to fucking jump off a cliff. Biological essentialism breeds an environment that kills people whether via direct action, inaction, or hostility and lack of acceptance that leads to self-harm. It's bullshit. If you live in a society that rejects you, you aren't going to want to stick around living in fear.

What does it cost you to use the right pronouns and make a person's life easier? Really, what does it cost you? But either way, I know I won't change your mind.