In the modern world, even the gravest of insanity seems to be not only saturated in the culture, but even all but enshrined into the law. Take, for example, the practice of asking people's pronouns so as not to offend transgender people. This comes from the blatantly false idea that gender, rather than being a biological reality, is a dynamic personality trait.
But even observing the behavior of those who champion such a worldview, we see that it is impossible to live by it. In the image to the left, I have provided two examples of famous conservatives: Candace Owens, and Ted Cruz. Nobody ever asked Candace Owens' pronouns, and yet there has never been any doubt that she is female. Similarly, Ted Cruz is male, and we know this without him posting it on his Twitter bio. No one ever asked these two people their pronouns, but everyone assumes their gender, and everyone gets it right.
What's more is that even those who virtue signal by openly declaring their pronouns usually use the appropriate ones. Kamala Harris, for example, lists her pronouns on her Twitter. Who would have guessed it? Kamala Harris, a very obvious woman, uses she/her pronouns. Elizabeth Warren likewise lists she/her on her Twitter, which is again unsurprising. To this day, I have not even seen an example of someone who lists their pronouns differently than one would expect.
Now of course, I'm not saying this doesn't happen. The entire reason for this practice is that there are people who use pronouns that do not correspond to their biological reality. But the fact that they are a minority even within their group of advocacy illustrates just how delusional this practice is. The truth is, even the majority of transgender people, following even the most thorough of surgeries, rarely manage to defy the natural instinct we all have for recognising each others' gender.
Sadly, there are exceptions to the rule. Even without surgery, or even the desire to appear the opposite gender, some people can look the opposite gender. I remember, for example, when I was a child, and a young girl introduced herself to me a Jemima. She, being so young, and having such short hair, looked so male to me that I thought she was joking. On the flip side, I remember recently seeing a man joke about his Covid mask and how, when it covers his beard, he looks like a woman, until he removes his mask and says "what's up fool?" So, it is entirely possible to mistake someone's gender. But this is the exception, not the rule, and nothing, be it laws, or even cultural norms, should ever be based on exceptions to the rule.
What makes it even worse is the extreme overreaction to these exceptions. When someone accidentally misgenders you, the mature thing to do isn't to cry, or hate them, or sue them, or have them arrested. The mature thing to do is gently correct them. And if they happen to be a jerk who continues to misgender you anyway, that's still not an excuse to seek their harm. Treat them like any other bully: Leave them to their sad little world. But apparently, when you're the one misgendering yourself, it becomes so hateful to not affirm that delusion that those who believe in biology now owe you something? If you believe gender is a biological reality, somehow you are now the worst criminal in the world? Tell me, in what way does calling a man "Sir" make one a Nazi?
In other words, even if transgenders outnumbered normal people a hundred to one, it would be the height of insanity to insist upon affirming their gender identity. A mentally stable person can handle being genuinely misgendered. Why, then, is it considered a "hate crime" to refuse to misgender a transgender? By making such a fuss about this issue, LGBT activists are actually admitting that transgender people are not mentally stable. But if they're not mentally stable, shouldn't we be making actual efforts to help them? You don't put an anorexic on a diet, so why would you put a gender dysphoric through the reassignment process? To me, there is nothing more hateful than affirming self-destructive attitudes.
The sad thing is, any transgender person, or LGBT advocate who reads this, assuming they even read this far, will almost inevitably interpret it as hate. But that's even more irrational than transgenderism itself! I don't hate transgender people at all. I believe in a God of love. And that love isn't limited to straight people. By command and by nature, I love transgender people. And that's why I simply cannot affirm their choices.
There are two ways to truly love transgender people. The first is from an earthly perspective. As with all mentally ill people, we need to first recognise that it's not their fault they feel this way. They are sick people in need of help, not monsters in need of punishment. Therefore, we should seek to improve medical options in order to help them, whether it's to help them feel comfortable in their own, preferably unmutilated skin, or even, worst case scenario, to prevent them from taking their own precious lives.
But the second, and more important way to love transgender people is to give them the Gospel. The Gospel is a truly powerful message, not only because it has saved many transgender people from the grips of gender dysphoria, but also because it brings eternal life. As I already pointed out, God's love extends to transgender people. They are not a special class beyond redemption. They are precious image bearers of the God who created them as they are. Therefore, though they sin, as we all do, God seeks to absorb the punishment for them, and grant them eternal life in His Kingdom. Therefore, the loving message for transgender people is repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand. Confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, and you will be saved. That is love.