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medievalmen

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  1. Name:

    Conor

    SteamID:

    Medievalmen

    Punished by:

    No Hands Hand

    Reason for the punishment:

    Transphobia

    Why should your punishment be revoked?

    Hello,

     

    I was permanently muted for transphobia and I would like to make it clear I am not a transphobic person.

     

    In this specific instance I was playing the game Trouble in Terrorist Town and I accidently misgendered someone by calling them a he in chat . They told me, while I was still alive in the game, they were a women and I apologized to her  after I was notified. I also said their username made more sense now because it was "a pretty name." Shortly after that I was killed in the game and entered into a chat where I overheard another player saying they hated me because I did not use the other person's pronouns. I made it clear I didn't know they identified as a women at the time, yet this player was still saying they hated me. Upon defending myself to this player in the dead-only chat I was told by a third person that the one who said she hated me identified as a woman. Following that I said okay and that "I don't agree with all aspects of transgender ideology but, I do respect people enough to call them by their preferred pronouns and I wouldn't make the mistake again". 

     

    I thought it was over after that, but they got upset and left the server. At the same time the woman who I was initially talking to died and was upset by the fact I was talking about trans people without her ever saying she was trans. As a result, I reiterated what I said and how the conversation change to transgenderism in dead-chat as it was not about her. After that I stopped talking about the issue because I wasn't trying to be rude or discuss my opinion further, so I thought the matter was done. A few minutes later I was muted for transphobia on a new map after I thought the conversation was over.

     

    At no point did I mean to be offensive or exclusive to anyone's gender identity, nor did I mean to invalid someone or get political. I was simply sharing my truth without getting into details or trying to start a fight.  I understand now how that could have come off wrong and not how I meant to express myself, but I don't think I deserved to be indefinitely punished for it. 

     

    I am asking for this to be a warning, rather than a permanent chat ban for me please. I will not share my thoughts on the subject again, especially as I did not mean to be transphobic or hurt anyone's feelings. I have several friends in the LGBTQ community (including my brother) and I can understand how people can say something and be offensive without meaning too. Hurting someone was never my intent and even though I was hurt by someone saying they hate me, I did not mean to hurt them or their gender identity. 

     

    Again please let this be a warning for me -  going forward I will make sure to not make insensitive comments on gender identity. I love playing on this server, and I hate no one for their choices. 

     

    I hope you read this and know I am sincere and love people regardless of their gender. I just want to be able to talk to the other players again because it allows me to feel more included in the community.

     

    I wish you all the best and hope we can move past this mistake on my part. 

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