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nerdfaceangst:
airagorncharda:
0xalis:
uh actually dont? yell at hets for using words like datemate and partner?
because there is always a chance that one of them is a closeted trans person and they’re trying to not misgender them while also not outing them
and normalizing gender-neutral language makes doing that safer anyway
normalizing gender-neutral language for romantic or sexual partners also lessens the strain on closeted LGBPA people in same gender relationships
normalizing gender-neutral language for spouses/partners/datemates/SOs/etc even for cishets is helpful to everyone, ESPECIALLY queer people
surprised that this is an issue considering most countries outside of the US refer to their het significant others as partners esp within the british commonwealth
then again US centric views are yikes a roni
overall this is a good post i sign
nerdfaceangst:
airagorncharda:
0xalis:
uh actually dont? yell at hets for using words like datemate and partner?
because there is always a chance that one of them is a closeted trans person and they’re trying to not misgender them while also not outing them
and normalizing gender-neutral language makes doing that safer anyway
normalizing gender-neutral language for romantic or sexual partners also lessens the strain on closeted LGBPA people in same gender relationships
normalizing gender-neutral language for spouses/partners/datemates/SOs/etc even for cishets is helpful to everyone, ESPECIALLY queer people
surprised that this is an issue considering most countries outside of the US refer to their het significant others as partners esp within the british commonwealth
then again US centric views are yikes a roni
overall this is a good post i sign
