After 20 years in the Army, Master Sergeant Amiah Sale’s future hangs in the balance.
The Trump administration has made it a mission to purge all transgender service members from the military, but as the trans military ban makes its way through the courts, some service members, like Sale, are spending their days in limbo.
Sure. In the context I experienced it, it didn’t seem like use of the n-word among black folks or something similar, but it’s a) possible I missed that it was and b) obviously, not everyone feels the same in the first place, so just because they liked it doesn’t mean everyone is cool with it. Could also be that at the time I heard it used this hadn’t been picked up by the bigots yet and they since have ruined it, which wouldn’t surprise me, unfortunately…
Either way, noted for future reference, thanks.
My thinking was that while “transgenders” is similar to “blacks” in that it takes a noun and sort of subtly objectifies people, to transition is a verb and so is more akin to saying “swimmers” or “runners”. But I can see how some may see this as reductive. “Trans femme” sounds like it does what I was looking for, though, so may as well use that.
If that’s less openly offensive I’ll keep that as I think this has led to an interesting conversation about language others may be able to learn from as well.
Though again, fair enough on all points and genuinely noted!