‘My pronouns are xe and xem’ said the name badge on the supermarket checkout person’s uniform.
And I thought, good for xem, because that wasn’t ruining grammar.
How to explain that the transgender community are doing my head in because they are stealing words? (I don’t mind them inventing new ones.)
I want to explore my anguish about this in a way that enables me to go on a journey of self-discovery, identifying the way I feel.
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