Do You Exclude Transgender People?

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Do You Exclude Transgender People?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-royce-bauer/do-you-exclude-transgende_b_8648028.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/By Royce Bauer Posted:  11/28/2015 12:40 pm EST

"Sitting down in a room of strangers brought together for the very first time to discuss emerging topics such as sexuality and inclusion - I made the mistake of making too fast an assumption, committing an 'oops' before walking all the way through the door.

We began our meeting with introductions: 'name, organization representing, pronouns, and something unique about yourself,' said the moderator, a very popular trans womyn of color in the activist community. Each person present went down the list of items, but I noticed the careful attention some took to deliberately articulate their pronouns (he/him/his, they/them/their, she/her/hers, etc). "