"How To Not Treat A Trans Guy"

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It's not okay to ask what parts I have

It's not okay to say that it's a phase

It's not okay to say that I'm just a tomboy

It's not okay to say that the first time you saw me you thought I was a girl

It's not okay to say that I would be pretty as a girl

It's not okay to say that I don't look good as a guy

It's not okay to ask if I'm "Butch or something"

It's not okay to make comments about my feminine voice

It's not okay to ask how I have sex as a trans guy

It's not okay to treat me like a girl

It's not okay to ask me what bathroom I use

It's not okay to say that I'm "technically" a guy

It's not okay to say I'm not a real man

It's not okay to hit me or get rough with me, cause "I'm a man now"

It's not okay to tell me I should wait until I'm a certain age, to know for sure

It's not okay to isolate me from other guys or girls cause I'm "not like them"

It's not okay to break social norms
Because I'm an "exception"
I'm not
I am human
Just like you
And it's not okay to act this way
So stop acting like it is.

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