STOP

I AM OFFICIALLY REGISTERING MY EXTREME DISCONTENT WITH THE TERM "PREFERRED PRONOUN."

I do not prefer to be the gender that I am. I AM WHO I AM. IF I HAD A CHOICE, THEN I WOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN A LIFE-OR-DEATH STRUGGLE EVERY TIME THAT I AM CONFRONTED WITH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY BODY AND ME. If this were a "preference," I WOULD NOT BE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION OVER IT.

Do you get it? NOT A CHOICE. NOT A PREFERENCE. THE PRONOUN IS NOT PREFERRED.

Please.

Stop.

I have a pronoun. Just a pronoun. There is no need for adjectives here. Just. A. Pronoun.