#some trans people also need to take note of this
how many times do we have to say “you will never ever be able to tell with 100% certainty who is and isn’t trans in any given group of people unless they all individually want to tell you and policy based around the assumption that you can will fail terribly” before cis people start taking it seriously. just wondering
all of the following are true:
1. some trans people can and do pass very well
2. some trans people cannot or do not want to pass at all
3. pre-transition trans people who look like their AGAB exist
4. intersex people who do and don’t identify as trans both exist
5. pronouns aren’t an indication of gender
6. presentation isn’t an indication of gender
7. gender nonconforming cis and trans people exist
8. sometimes someone’s gender literally just isn’t any of your business
all of these things make it impossible to definitively, 100%, with absolute certainty, tell someone’s gender without them being okay with telling you.
