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Pronouns are not arbitrary or malicious nicknames. They are a common convention and need to mean the same thing.

Which isn't at all inconsistent with calling people by the pronouns they identify with. Feminine pronouns are always used to refer to a person who identifies as female. Male pronouns are always used to refer to a person who identifies as male. Non-gendered pronouns (they/them) are always used to refer to a person whose gender is unknown or who doesn't have a gender.

In that rubric, they all mean the same thing. They just don't mean what you think they should mean (always a reference to biological factors), but instead they always refer to someone's gender identity. It's pretty basic stuff here - and just common courtesy.

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