Daisy LeighFeb 25, 2023

If you want to help trans people, and you work in tech: think about how your product handles names and genders. Can users change them? Is it a self-service? Do traces of the old name remain?

Then, fix it. Push back against resistance. Advocate for us.

It won't fix bigotry, or healthcare access, or w/e. But updating our details is a process full of hurdles that we have to go through at a really vulnerable point in our lives, and you can make a small improvement for a large number of us.

Show threadJ. Jacoby (gender explorer)

@daisy When I first started in my industry, the use of "Master/Slave" to describe system topology was very popular. After much effort, the use of this terminology has been greatly reduced.

It takes people standing up and pointing out what's wrong while presenting alternatives. The "being an advocate" is a large part of the process.

Even when it doesn't directly affect you.

Feb 25, 2023 at 2:30pmWeb
Show threadSlothdudeFeb 25, 2023
@jacobyaudio @daisy I understand the sentiment, but personally I find that topology terminology thing to be a bit too much. Those system components aren’t people. And recently, we got a linter warning about non-inclusive terminology when referring to “master password”. What term should we use instead?
Show threadJ. Jacoby (gender explorer)Feb 25, 2023

@slothdude @daisy Primary? Main?

It's not all that hard to find alternatives.

Show threadSlothdudeFeb 25, 2023
@jacobyaudio @daisy But it’s not really either of those things. It’s a password that controls access to other passwords stored in the system. And it needs to be easily understandable to the end users. Sure, there are alternatives, but they tend to be more wordy and kinda clunky.
Show threadSlothdudeFeb 25, 2023
@jacobyaudio Mind you, where I live, it wasn’t too long ago that even the local version of the “n” word was considered to be “neutral” language. Change is happening.