> We are talking about social rules that we have here in the Guix > community not legal/state rules.
ethics, i.e. the discussion of rights, is a branch of philosophy. ideally, it should inform the people who are writing and enforcing state laws, but these days -- sadly -- it has precious little to do with state laws. and i think you're the one here who conflates the two. > Specifically the social rules that we support trans people and we want > to include them. Any person really that want to change their name at > some point for some reason. > > To that end we listen to their concerns/wishes and we accommodate them. i've asked you this before, and i'll keep asking it: sure, accommodate, but to what extent? what is a reasonable cost i can incur on others? (see the discussion of negative vs. positive rights in this context) what if i declare that i only feel accommodated here if everyone attaches the local weather forcast to each mail they send to guix-devel? the limit of your demands begins where it starts to constrain the freedom of others. considering this is an essential part of respectful behavior towards others. -- • attila lendvai • PGP: 963F 5D5F 45C7 DFCD 0A39 -- “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” — Carl Jung (1875–1961)