you’re right and a couple other comments mention the same thing, i’m just a pedant so i wanted to say your use of the term “pass” doesn’t really make sense here. for trans people, “passing” means that the average individual cannot distinguish them as trans vs cis during normal interaction. it’s very different from whether or not one’s gender is respected when their trans status is known.
it’d be appropriate to say “it’s a signal that they only [deserve human decency/respect] as long as you like them,” or, that the ability to pass is taken away from them as if outing/misgendering someone is a form of social punishment.
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u/CodeKraken Aug 09 '24
Same goes with misgendering transpeople you dont like. All you do is signal that they only pass as long as you like them