I used to be easily offended when someone would call me by my male name or misgender me. This, in the very first few months of being full time. It felt hurtful, and that pain would clinge as if it was real, I could actually feel a wound. I tried really hard to not think about it, but it felt awful. As things progressed, I became more secure of who I am, and these days, I would not feel so hurt if it happened.
I wans't sure if I passed back then, I was still dealing with anxiety issues and was building the foundation for my gender identification. So being called the other gender while all this was going on, was maddening. These days these issues are solved, so, the offense would hurt much less.
All in all, I am fairly capable of letting other things pass by without feeling offended. They, the words, just brush bywithout much damage.
