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Not sure if you are speaking out of knowledge of this particular individual but with respect to other cultures, a biological male presenting as female does not
by dboat 3y ago
Not sure if you are speaking out of knowledge of this particular individual but with respect to other cultures, a biological male presenting as female does not necessarily mean trans the way western cultures think of it.
Japanese Okama culture, for instance, is an entirely different animal. I don't know this specific person just thought I'd share that misgendering isn't as black and white as even a lot of trans people think it is.
- robin_reala 3y ago“she/her” on @lina@vt.social
- Kwpolska 3y agoAsahi Lina is widely believed to be a persona of Hector Martin (aka marcan) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35251905 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35251905 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 .
- lynguist 3y agoI never even thought about it before but you’ve convinced me.
- solarkraft 3y agoI have my suspicions about that, but it doesn't change the way they choose to present.