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This is not hacker news related but I’ll weigh in anyway.

Regardless of your position on biological gender Jk’s tweet was in support of a women who refused to acknowledge the preferred name of a transgender coworker.

I am sorry even though I lean toward the two genders side of the scientific debate, you can’t be disrespectful to your coworkers. I would never misgender a trans person it is incredibly rude. Workplaces can regulate their environments however they like to ensure coworkers are respectful and people can work together. The woman who was fired knew she was violating policy. She deserved it.

Asshat is not a protected class.

Exactly. My preferred pronoun is "gigantic cock" and if my coworkers didn't refer to me as this, I would be highly offended.