S.R.
2 min readOct 5, 2022

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I disagree with this statement.

Personally, I grew up struggling finically. Most of my life I have had to work 3 jobs at minimum wage, barely able to make ends meet as I lived in a studio apartment. After putting myself through college I squeak out a humble living as a teacher, and am not a product of spoiled society. One of my close friends who also worked 3 jobs and lives under the poverty nearly died from gender issues. They were hospitalized 5 times. The also grew up poor, were disowned by their family, and never got a break ever. They are still poor. When they transitioned, their life got better because their gender dysphoria was eased and they stopped trying to kill themselves. This may seem like a minor issue to you, or to others, but for many people these issues are life and death. Maybe this is a minor issue to you, but for me, if my friend died, that is a big deal. I've meet other people who their gender is a big deal. Yes, they are the minority, but is it really so hard to just respect someone's gender? Which is harder, to respect pronouns, or to let other's die? Don't get me wrong, no one is dying over pronouns, but not respecting people's genders is big a problem that leads to murder and suicides of trans people. That may not be a big deal to you, but it is to people who actually love them. It's not that I am spoiled and product of a wealthy society, I'm from a rough place and nothing has come easy for me, it's that I care about people even if they are a little different than me. Pronouns are an example of respecting someone's gender, which is something that reduces murder and suicide for thousands of people. The cost, an extra 1 second to say your pronouns. There is nothing wrong with that, and it's a fine issue. Maybe my friend dying is a "minor issue" to you, but for me, it's worth it.

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S.R.
S.R.

Written by S.R.

Cheese Enthusiast. Fat and Feminist. I can’t help but write. Trying to learn as much as I can.

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