1) Treating someone differently, because of their gender identity or
gender presentation.
2) Also, refusing to treat someone differently because of their gender identity or
gender presentation.
3) Referring to a
transgender person, or treating them, in any manner other than exactly what they would like you to.
1)
A: "Check out that
guy in the dress; what a fruit."
B: "Dude, don't be so transphobic."
2)
C: "Hey, see that guy over there in the dress?"
B: "That's a
girl."
C: "No, it's clearly a guy."
B: "She's wearing a dress, therefor you should refer to her as female."
C: "That doesn't make any sense."
B: "Dude, don't be so transphobic."
3)
C: "Hey, whatever happened to
John?"
B: "
John got sexual reassignment surgery. Her new name is Guenevere McAwesome."
C: "That's moronic; I'm just going to keep calling him
John."
B: "Dude, don't be so transphobic."