If he was trans/non-binary/queer it was sort of acceptably so, in that people who were liked it when it could represent revolt and the freedom to dye their hair and mildly shock their maiden aunts... it's okay to be non-binary or gender non conforming as long as people can focus only on the clothes that you wear, and as long as you don't ask for non traditional or even non birth pronouns - as long as you stay in the comfortable range. Don't get me wrong, i love Bowie and I kind of can't even believe he was mortal... but it's upsetting to read all the articles praising him and the things he did, and then thinking about the people who will praise him for giving them the freedom to wear a bit of glitter and turn around and refuse to take trans kids seriously. it's like for many people 'genderfluid' is only admirable if it's arty or can do something for them. Bowie obviously didn't need labels, and that's great... but what if he did? Would people have taken him seriously if he'd asked for neutral pronouns or transitioned to female instead of going into suits and ties in his later years?
