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Pronouns...

Today I learned that one of my adult child's Friends Lorna now goes by the name Loz and identifies as male.  

Apparently if  am not to cause offence I now need to rejig a couple of decades of being vaguely aware of this person as a very feminine looking girl through to young woman and refer to Loz as HE in conversation from now on.

Loz's boyfriend apparently has had to make psychological adjustments that make my issues look trivial in comparison, but apparently he will do that for love.... 

Funny old world innit?

I will say this: The next time my o/h decides to crack wise at my expense, we'll see how she likes being effectively in a lesbian relationship for a while.. The cheapest way to go trans I've figured is to also change my faith at the same time. No biggie, we worship the same god, just in a diverse way.... Then al I need is a cheap and cheerful bhurka to chuck over the "cargo pants and tee", and the job is done! 

(I think I'll keep that one "in the hopper" for if my personal war of the sexes battlefield situation demands "special weapons" one day) We seem to be in a period of detente right now, so maybe I'll hold off ordering the bhurka...

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  • polish have it easier, because conjugation modifies verbs so they indicate gender, sentences with and without pronouns, both types, are  gramatically correct, it is still correct if you speak in a passive mode, while verbs in passive mode don't indicate gender.

    I came to terms with LGBTIQA+ long time ago as I know many identifying as such. I've never met any identifying as they/them though.

    My personal opinion is as always in regard to matters of the mind, that it is your personal choice. 

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  • polish have it easier, because conjugation modifies verbs so they indicate gender, sentences with and without pronouns, both types, are  gramatically correct, it is still correct if you speak in a passive mode, while verbs in passive mode don't indicate gender.

    I came to terms with LGBTIQA+ long time ago as I know many identifying as such. I've never met any identifying as they/them though.

    My personal opinion is as always in regard to matters of the mind, that it is your personal choice. 

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