6 of one, half dozen of another. What I am trying to do is bring this into context. I think that trans people are perfectly viable members of our society who should be treated with an appropriate level of respect and dignity. I don’t believe that they deserve any more respect or dignity, nor do I believe they deserve any less. If people with GID want to perceive certain things as “highly disrespectful and tantamount to bigotry” then I will take issue. The same can be said for anyone who is manufacturing new definitions for bigotry. I was trying to provide context for another mental state which is similar. Perhaps a better example for the discussion at hand would have been more germane. If a criminal gets married in a religious(but non-legally binding) ceremony, would we expect the media to start addressing her as Mrs instead of Ms.? Or to start using her husband’s last name? No, of course we wouldn’t.
