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by jcromartie 4495 days ago
But, oops now you are transphobic! Because "female" excludes those who identify as women but are not biologically female. I've seen enough people catch flak for it on Twitter.

I wonder if Anil retweets trans women? Can I qualify for his retweets if I become woman? But then I spent most of my life being overrepresented so maybe not?

And wait: trans women as a group are also likely already overrepresented in tech compared to the rest of the population; so maybe one should NOT retweet trans women?

It is literally impossible to address gender in a way that doesn't offend somebody.