I don't care if you call him/her Bradley or Chelsea.

[The Philosopher]

55. You cannot

go on about how progressives are supposed to be a "pretty loose" culture, and be disrespectful to people. That's what the proper pronouns are about, not about grammar, but respect for an individual who isn't the same as you nor has the same background, because when you respect one person who isn't like you, you respect others who are in the same boat. You use the proper pronouns and proper names for Chelsea Manning because there are many others who are transgender who deserve our respect, and to keep calling her a "him" is a slap in the face to all who are transgender. If you don't respect that Manning has accepted that she's a woman instead of a man, then to others you seem like you won't respect their acceptance, either.

Pushing away intolerance and disrespect is not being "tight" or "controlling" or authoritarian or anything else you want to call it. It's doing the right thing. It's being a Democrat. It's one of the brighter values of the Human race.