Quote:Canada passed a law Thursday making it illegal to use the wrong gender pronouns.
I manage hospitality businesses for a living, so I have to deal with a large number of people. I also happen to be autistic, so am naturally really shitty at dealing with people. Luckily for me, I'm not an idiot, so I've learned over the years to train myself to do the things consciously that most people do instinctively. One of these things is determining gender based on facial features and stance. If I'm focusing on it, I can do it, but if I'm really distracted by something else, there's a 50% chance I'll use the wrong gender pronoun. Because of the large number of people I deal with I do also sometimes make mistakes when I deal with transgender people.
It's actually not a problem, and in both circumstances, once I realize - or am told - my error, I apologize, and from there on address them the way they want to be addressed. This is why I would never be arrested in Canada under this new law, even though I use the wrong gender pronoun a lot.
On the other hand, I do employ a lot of people as well, and if I deliberately chose not to hire people solely because they do not identify with their biological sex, then I would be breaking this law in Canada, just as I would be breaking the laws of my own country.
I'm sorry you can't tell the difference.
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