# Discussion of trans people should be respectful

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**Created:** [July 2, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-trans-people-should-be-respectful/945553 "2021-07-02T23:51:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-trans-people-should-be-respectful/945553/29 "2021-07-03T10:22:42Z")

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I agree with everything @Riemann has posted in the OP and afterwards. Including that that thread title should have been modded from the start.

> [@UltraVires](#):
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> I thought the rule was that you could attack anyone off the board, just not another poster.

You thought wrong about [this specific issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guidelines-for-posting-on-transgender-issues-on-the-sdmb/937563) (my emphasis):

> 1. Do not deliberately misgender another poster – that is, refer to them by a pronoun or other sex-specific term indicating a gender other than the one they identify as. This applies only in cases where a poster’s gender identity is reasonably clear. **Likewise, do not deliberately misgender off-board figures. This is a more rigorous standard than we apply in other contexts; we do not normally mod posters for merely insulting off-board figures. Deal with it**.

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