The Importance of Being Transgender

Jackson: It's entirely possible that there were instances where I misgendered my coworker and had no idea I was doing so before they blew up at me. He tried reaching out to them several times to follow up and never got any response, which is something he guess he just has to accept. "I don't think we made it early," Jackson says of his advice on how not to offend someone by using a different name for the person you're talking about. 'We don't always feel like having to explain to white folks why they can't say nigga or why they shouldn't share certain memes that are specifically meant for the black audience'