no more dancing around words.

i was ableist. i was transphobic. i was 100% in the wrong for speaking about something i didn& #39;t understand and i& #39;m glad i was called on it.

i will be respectful of xenogender identities from now on. everyone deserves respect.

not everyone& #39;s going to agree with me on this, but it& #39;s something that needed to be said. i can& #39;t undo the damage or force anyone to forgive me, but it& #39;s important for me to own up and grow as a person.

to all my friends/mutuals in replies

i appreciate that you care about me, but i WANTED to apologize

if you care about me, and i know you do, then i ask that you please stop telling me not to apologize or "bend the knee"

i did what i felt was right

i ask that you respect that

i& #39;m going to hide the replies of my friends in this thread telling me not to apologize

i still love you guys