If they can misgender or deadname me, then I’m calling them only by random first names and pronouns daily

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100% yes, it's disrespectful to the student to ignore who they are. I don't think cis people would like being misgendered so why should trans and/or non-binary people be asked to deal with that?

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"Legally" no. Being rude to a student should probably cost you your job but it definitely shouldn't be illegal.

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I think it’s just a respect thing. If my name is Alexandria and I go by Lexi, why keep calling me Alexandria? Or if I go buy my middle name but you keep calling me my first name. That’s just rude and disrespectful. I don’t think it should be any different just bc someone is trans. I try to respect other people’s wishes. It’s not that hard to be kind.

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