[Ammi]

Originally Posted by BBXX

I don't want to speak on behalf of trans people, but I honestly think it's a case of appreciating normalising gender neutral language rather than being bothered by the term "pregnant women".

As a gay man, I do understand how normalising gender neutral language can be super helpful - for instance if I am in a conversation with a client and I don't particularly feel safe outing myself, I will always refer to my husband as "my partner" instead of husband. I think this often potentially outs me anyway because married people tend not to say partner unless they are gay, but it is more common than it was, which for me can help in me keeping closeted if I feel it is appropriate.

So I understand that normalising GN language to draw less attention to the use of it, but personally in this instance, I just don't think it's appropriate or useful for the benefit for biological women or actually trans men.

….its sad that in some schools…(…my primary school…)…that ‘partner’ wouldn’t be used if being introduced to the children…it would be ‘friend’…whereas any heterosexual member of staff can refer to their partner as husband/wife…