I often wonder, like was this top down, or was this bottom up? When you have Twitter and everyone gets to make their own opinions, like how do you "control the movement". I think there was some sort of organic sense that progressives were looking for ways to support a community.

That all being said, I sort of didn't like the coerced pronoun thing from the opposite side. I do sometimes empathize with the fact that are things you do for political reasons (normalize pronouns) that aren't perfect interpersonally, but like as someone is sort of gender-agnostic.

I don't want to talk about my pronouns because I feel like it forces me to reckon with a thing I don't want to reckon with. Gender has always been a sensitive topic for me, so it feels strange to sort of open a conversation in front of my colleagues with something that feels very vulnerable. And then to sort of be chastised for not being a good ally because you don't want to announce your pronouns. I have to imagine there are other trans and non-binary people who are not out who feel similarly awkward.