At 05:59 AM 9/29/2003, you wrote:
Always address and treat individuals in
the manner in
which they are expressing themselves. Use names and pronouns
appropriate to the expressed (rather than the genetic or legal)
gender. Give the same respect that you would expect for yourself.
Of course, if Lir/Adam/Pizza Puzzle would show all of US the respect of
picking a set of pronouns and damn well sticking to them, this wouldn't be
a problem. The problem arises because he/she/it can't just use one identity
consistently... that's his/her/its problem, not mine.
I'm prefectly happy to call L/A/PP he, she, it, or what have you, but I'm
not changing pronouns on the whim of someone who can't decide which
identity they're going to be using on a regular basis. Since a majority of
the identities that I'm familiar with from this individual are male (as
near as I can tell), I'm going with male.
Therefore, if he has a problem with that, he can tell me.
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Dante Alighieri
dalighieri(a)digitalgrapefruit.com
"The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their
neutrality in times of great moral crisis."
-Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321