Comment on There's a noticable influx of trans kids in my job. Are there any topics I should avoid or considerations I should take into account when training them?
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If you call somebody by their name, you can never mess up their gender.
Ok Alex, Shelby, Erin. Unless you mean like if you ignore the entire concept and rely solely on their name with no formalities.
I think they meant to just avoid using pronouns.
Which is an awkward and strange way to speak to people.
There are actually people who prefer you not to use pronouns when referring to them, and indeed always use their name. Might be awkward at first, but you get used to it.
Madison420@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Ok Alex, Shelby, Erin. Unless you mean like if you ignore the entire concept and rely solely on their name with no formalities.
TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think they meant to just avoid using pronouns.
Soggy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Which is an awkward and strange way to speak to people.
dominotheory@midwest.social 1 week ago
There are actually people who prefer you not to use pronouns when referring to them, and indeed always use their name. Might be awkward at first, but you get used to it.