Originally Posted by elphenor

I guess I don't see who benefits from assuming bad intent

a false positive in this case hurts no one, a false negative contributes to a type of culture that has disheartening rates of trans suicide

discrimination and exclusion for anyone who isn't cis gender is very real, and maybe you're living in a fortunately progressive place to not be aware of that

also I prefer to listen listen to the experiences of marginalized groups directly instead of demanding they prove themselves to me with "Science" or whatever, it's not really important whether I understand it