Guidelines for posting on transgender issues on the SDMB

[Little_Nemo]

Now that we have a policy regarding the use of the term cis, will follow up policies be forthcoming on the use of the terms boom and bah?
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I’ll see myself out.

[Czarcasm]

Not if we see you first.

[ekedolphin]

How do we determine the gender of a poster? Unlike another message board I’m on, people’s names aren’t written in blue or pink.

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

@ekedolphin

How do we determine the gender of a poster? Unlike another message board I’m on, people’s names aren’t written in blue or pink.

Are you asking about this?

@Ed_Zotti

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

Look at the last sentence.

Several posters here have discussed their gender. I’m a dude. If you decide to call me “she” in this thread, after I just said this, it’s gonna be questionable. If you go to another thread tomorrow and call me “princess,” I’ll think you’re up to some sort of fuckery. But if some other poster says, in another thread, “LHOD mentioned the kind of fantasy books she likes, so I’d also recommend this one to her,” they’re really unlikely to run up against any sort of problem.

[What_Exit]

LHOD is correct.

[Fotheringay-Phipps]

@Johnny_Bravo

I approve of rule #3 entirely, but its rationale should be “SCIENCE!” rather than “too hot to handle.”

The line between “SCIENCE!” and “too hot to handle” is very blurry. Possibly non-existent.

[Gyrate]

@Fotheringay-Phipps

The line between “SCIENCE!” and “too hot to handle” is very blurry. Possibly non-existent.

In what way is this true?

[Ed_Zotti]

Folks, let’s not get sidetracked into a general discussion of transgender issues. The point of leaving this thread open was to discuss the guidelines. Since no major issues have come to light, I’m closing this thread. If you want to discuss science vs. too hot to handle with respect to transgenderism or anything else, feel free to open a new thread.