Surprised this hateful attack on LGBTQ+ people was allowed to be published on Medium. Oh, sorry, I didn't really read it - I just skimmed it. Because if remembering someone's pronoun is such a difficult and energy-consuming task for you (apparently harder than remembering the names of every new person we meet?), just imagine how much mental energy you're expecting people to expend by reading over this long article?? You're not saying anything original, from what I can read with my skimming - you're just joining the hoards of people who are offended and angry about being "expected to remember people's pronouns". Don't worry, nobody who doesn't identify with their birth gender is likely to be interested in maintaining a friendship with you, so just misgender them and the conversation will soon be over and you can go on with your life.