[KittenInABox]

Diclaimer: I agree that loudly announcing one's political stance and trying to pursue it in a craft community is often more alienating than inclusive.

However, I want to ask how do we handle things that will always be viewed as political, such as trans or gay people? There is no non-political way to refer to a trans person- either you use a trans persons pronouns or you don't. And if you do either, you're making a political announcement in a group.

[rajin444]

There's a reason you don't talk about politics and religion in polite company. You should not be judged for your worldview if it differs from somebody else. The personal should not be political.

[KittenInABox]

I agree the personal shouldn't be political, but I also am willing to straight up say some people's personal lives are political, eg. trans people asking to be viewed as their gender identity is a political stance and that can mess up family/polite company altogether. There's just no escaping it.

[refenestrator]

What % of your words spoken/written are pronouns referring to a transgender person? 'No escaping it' seems like a bit much, and it needn't justify culture wars taking over an entire space.

I'd say that if someone pointedly uses non-preferred pronouns, they're being a jerk and they're the one bringing politics into the space. But most of what we're seeing here is not that scenario.

[flir]

> What % of your words spoken/written are pronouns referring to a transgender person?

If they happen to be trans, at least half of them?