Where shall I start...
A list, lists are good
Here you can see some examples of common pronouns used to describe a person. I say to you to remember them, look carefully, think about them and the world we live in, not everyone identifies in societies very limited male or female category.
I think a note I would like you all to take from this is of you to ask people, upon meeting someone new or maybe even someone you've know a while, they may be finding it hard to tell you, ask them what their preferred pronoun is. Asking someone straight away saves for any embarrassment later when the person (with courage I add) has to tell you its wrong. Also don't note their choice in a negative manner either, this only makes things upsetting and hard for someone to cope with themselves. Remember everyone is different and unique and we all have a choice of how we live our lives.
Imagine this to be no different that if you were to marry and decide to take the maiden name of your partner. you have been brought together and bound by love and share that with the world, that is who you want to be now and that is who you want to be know as. Asking a person to accept this is no different that a person expressing their chosen pronoun, to them this is a bound of love between that person. The love for themselves, they know who they are and they want to love their life and be known as such.
This is not just to say that everyone who identifies as "male" or "female" has to do all the work, no. If you would like people to use a different identification towards you it might be helpful if you let them know, usually straight away is best. You may think its hard but there are many ways in which to tell someone that could save you worrying about any problem arising.
It is always good to prepare yourself for questions, I feels this is extremely good if you are helpful in your advice and explanation. Educate the world to who you are for them to understand you better. Hearing it from the right source it to produce better educated people and it is key if you are to feel comfortable as yourself.
For those who do not and insist of referring to you as something other than what you have expressed I would suggest to do the same, people will soon see how this effects you. They will come to hear your "mistakes" and will probably pick you up on it, this will also make them feel uncomfortable and sad, show them how it feels. For them not to accept your choice and consistently call you by something else is disrespectful.
Not accepting someones choice or way of life is crushing everyone into a box, a cage, like sheep making everyone the same, for all to live a like.
We are not a like one another we are different
