Blinken Cautioned State Dept. Staff against ‘Misgendering‚’ Using Gendered Terms Like ‘Father’ in Official Cable
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Blinken Cautioned State Dept. Staff against ‘Misgendering‚’ Using Gendered Terms Like ‘Father’ in Official Cable

In early February‚ just days after the United States launched dozens of strikes against Iranian-backed militants in retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers‚ Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally found time to provide guidance to his staffers on a really‚ really pressing issue facing the nation: the threat of “misgendering.” Making assumptions about another person’s gender identity based on their appearance or name “can be problematic” and send a “harmful‚...