> has to start off with addressing pronoun preferences To which I can only respond: "so?". There are a decent number of folks in my circles who are gender-non

> has to start off with addressing pronoun preferences To which I can only respond: "so?". There are a decent number of folks in my circles who are gender-nonconforming. I'll bet, sans decades-plus of social pressure, there are more in your kids' classes. What's the problem with asking? And why does asking make you characterize the effect upon higher education as "big"? How is it "bigger" than a prof or a TA asking if I want to be called Edward, Ed, or Ted?