Ask a Homo: What to Do When You Unintentionally Misgender a Trans Person?


In today’s very special edition, Outward contributor, Garden State Equality executive director, and real-life transgender woman Andrea Majanik Bowen answers two questions about the trans experience.

If there are questions you’ve been dying to ask a member of the real rainbow coalition, thisis your chance. Send your queries—for publication—to slateoutward@gmail.com, and please put “ASK A HOMO” in the subject line. Note that questions may be edited.

Other Questions Asked of Homos:

Do I Really Have to Call a Transgender Woman She?
What Do Parents Pay for in a Same-Sex Wedding?
Do Gay Men Prefer Shorter or Longer Names?
Why Are Gay People Always Getting Back With Their Exes?

Is Being Afraid to Be Thought Gay a Form of Homophobia?
Is My Daughter’s Boyfriend Gay?
How can an openly gay man best support his closeted boyfriend?
How to get pro-gay kids to boycott anti-gay businesses?
Is It OK to Touch Guys in Gay Bars?
When does a lesbian lose her virginity?
Why are gays so critical of LGBTQ advocacy groups?