re: Would you call a trans person by their preferred pronoun?

As with everything in life, context matters

Like if I meet someone who genuinely has male features and I use a male pronoun, it's ok for them to simply say they would rather the other. And if I continue to use the male term in spite of being told that, I'm clearly the a-hole

Now if that same person just freaks out on me from the get go and doesnt explain shite at all, then they are clearly the a-hole there