I see your point, but I think one has to take the context of the conversation into account too. In a social situation involving a transgender person, it's cons

I see your point, but I think one has to take the context of the conversation into account too. In a social situation involving a transgender person, it's considered polite to use pronouns that won't exacerbate any gender dysphoria they may feel. I would think that most of us have done this at some point, as a kindness. However if we're discussing a controversial public figure, and the topic is sex versus gender identity, I feel it makes more sense to use pronouns that match up with material reality, for the sake of clarity.