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by dboat 1119 days ago
Not sure if you are speaking out of knowledge of this particular individual but with respect to other cultures, a biological male presenting as female does not necessarily mean trans the way western cultures think of it.

Japanese Okama culture, for instance, is an entirely different animal. I don't know this specific person just thought I'd share that misgendering isn't as black and white as even a lot of trans people think it is.

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“she/her” on @lina@vt.social
Asahi Lina is widely believed to be a persona of Hector Martin (aka marcan) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35251905 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35238601 .
I have my suspicions about that, but it doesn't change the way they choose to present.
I never even thought about it before but you’ve convinced me.