Wokeism of the day *Revised Mod Note in OP and threadbanned users*

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the vast majority of specialists agree that being trans is an actual thing. And trans people exist. they go about their lives. Yes, they have a higher rate of depression but of course they do when they have people who abuse them. And as for autism, well be ablest then. Autistic people are not imbeciles and it's insulting that you think so. Are you a specialist in autism? Are you autistic?

And all of that is besides the point. Nobody has a right to go full on Enoch and refuse to address someone the way they requested. Like I mentioned before, would you feel it was ok to refuse to use someones new name because they're in a same sex marriage? What if someone kept referring to someone in a relationship as "living in sin"?

When you're in work, you keep it to yourself. You don't harass someone.

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It's weird though. I remember when the statue was put up. No-one rubbed it's breasts it for years. At some point in the last 15 years it became a "tradition".

And I'm not against the rubbing of a statue. I just think it's weird how so many people think it's a tradition when it's really recent.

Student organization of far left marxist leaning, what do you expect?

How did you notice it's mostly women? How did you notice a person as a woman without assuming their gender? What is a woman anyway?

Are we getting offended on behalf of statues now? 🤣🤣🤣

I'm sure, actually I know, that not all students are the same. But these, just by joining a raised fist logo organization, already have proven their ignorance and lack of cop on.

You dodged the question. Why keep bringing up autistic people? Seriously why? I'm autistic. I'm not more susceptible. And it's not just me. Autistic people are generally more rational and able to see through emotive arguments.

As an autistic person, I'm also more susceptible to depression and anxiety. Most of this is caused by masking. It's the process of fitting into a neurotypical world. The world wasn't designed for people like me and people like me have to adjust and mask autistic traits to fit in. And there's always the reaction you get when you tell someone you're autistic. I don't because people treat me differently when they find out.

Note: I'm not autistic because I'm depressed or anxious. I get depression and anxiety because of fitting into a non autistic world.

So tell me again, why do you always mention autistic people? What do you have against us? Or is it that you think you're better able to make decisions than we are? We're just different, not mentally impaired.

Likewise there have been multiple studies that show that people who are trans experience depression and anxiety because of the way the world treats them. The world is hostile to trans people. A lot of trans people experience suicidal thoughts. But there's a huge difference between trans people who are accepted by their family and peers and those who aren't. Those who aren't are far more likely to experience suicidal thoughts. Likewise there's a very small percentage of people who transition who detransition. But the majority of detransitioners say they did because of social pressures.

And that's just the trans people who are out of the closet. For those that aren't the dysphoria can cause depression. The unease they feel in in the lack of congruence between their birth sex and gender identity can cause depression and anxiety. Plus they have to hide who they are. They have to mask too.

Finally, every single large medical organisation in the world recognises that trans people exist. They all recognise that gender affirming care is the safest and best approach. If you want to disagree, find me one large national organisation representing doctors that states otherwise.

I'm not an expert on trans people. I just look at the people who know about this stuff and follow their lead. It's the same approach I take with vaccines. I'm not a specialist in immunology or virology. I trust those who are. Sure there's a few doctors who disagree with vaccines, but the vast majority agree.

And one last thing. It is the same as not recognizing a gay marriage. It's work. It doesn't matter what you feel or what you think. One person is living their life. That is who they are. It's not up to you, and certainly not during work, to tell them that they're mentally ill. It doesn't affect you. There are people out there who believe that gay people are mentally ill. Right wing christian groups have released pseudo scientific reports stating that they are deviants. And I'm sure that they are sincerely held beliefs.

I'm an athiest. I don't tell people in work on ash wednesday that they believe in a cloud fairy. If I saw in facebook that someone had anti trans beliefs I wouldn't engage them on those beliefs. It's work, I'd keep it to myself. This is despite that fact that I believe in trans rights and think religion is silly. I'd happily work next to a member of the Burke family so long as they were professional and didn't bring their beliefs into the work place. Outside of work it's an entirely different story.

“Gotta list ‘em all”… 😏

To be honest, I’m more interested in hearing more about these communal shower facilities in the workplace! I thought my workplace was woke AF, but that beats it by a country mile 😳

It’s already happening. Not only pronouns but also gender identity. There must be quotas to hit

Already, unfortunately. It's worse than you've probably imagined too.

I recently applied for an internal role and was asked pronouns, gender identity and sexual orientation as part of the application process.

The "sexual orientation" one raises the most issues for me. Why does my employer need or want to know this?

Since they're also very very proud of their diversity and inclusion policies, I naturally wonder if identifying as straight or male would work against me there. Would I be able to trust them with the data if I said I was gay? What if I say I'm straight but in the future I found myself falling for another man or a non-binary individual? I could be bi or pansexual and not know it yet but not knowing it and not identifying as it could affect my chances of getting this job? Could lying about this be grounds for dismissal? If I move to the new team and end up in a relationship with a female colleague and it comes out that I said I was gay on my application and they gave me the job so that they could meet their diversity quotas?

On the most basic level it just feels like a completely inappropriate question for a company to ask.