"if people get it wrong, I’ll correct them once, and go on with my life, if they prefer to call me female, as long as they are respectful, why not?"
Gee, maybe it’s because you don’t have gender dysphoria?
Ever think of that?
I can’t believe I’m saying this but holy shit check your privileges.
When someone KNOWS someone elses gender and still continues to call them the wrong thing on purpose, it can’t be in a respectful way.
Because they are basically saying “I don’t care who you really are, I’m still going by how I see you” which is very disrespectful.