I Misgendered a Little Boy at Target Last Week
And then listened to his mom clean up my mess
2 min readApr 2, 2024
I like to toss out drive-by compliments to young children about whatever is happening with them at the moment. I’m careful to not fall into gender traps like telling girls that they are pretty and boys that they are strong.
- “I love your glasses! They make you look smart.”