Just putting this here cause I found it a good overview of a pretty confusing situation I had no prior knowledge about

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    7 months ago

    Misgendering someone by mistake is just a misunderstanding. Misgendering someone on purpose is a form of hate speech or at best, willful ignorance. It is a not so subtle way of dehumanizing them in not recognizing them as who they are.