Rich, you've made my day - no, wait, - you've made my month! I was waiting to see if there would be even one person who would be able to see both sides of the argument; and here you are! Thank you!

I wrote the article triggered by an incident where I was abused for accidentally not using the right pronoun AND that's exactly who the article is aimed at - people that bully others into submission. The article isn't about genuinely nice people who have the common courtesy to ask me to use a different pronoun, that's human. Also, I have this point of view today, who knows, I might change it tomorrow. I give myself permission to change my mind on different issues whenever I think that my worldview needs an update. But it's people like you that help me change it, not aggressive haters who DEMAND respect & tolerance but are unable to give it.