2 thing Trans people get asked but hate.
There are things that trans people get asked a lot put hate in general. Here are the 2 things I hate personally when I get asked all the time.
Are you boobs real/Have you had lower surgery (GRS)?
Both men and women have asked me this online. I usually reply Are you real. Usually I don't get an answer back but lets put it another way. Would you ask a cis woman the same question? Would you ask that to my face.
I would think the answer is no. So why ask a total stranger online?
The same could be said about the lower part of my body. Total strangers have asked if I have had lower surgery. Sorry but it is none of your business if I have had or not. The only people who need to know that is myself and my partner if I have one.
Using the wrong pronouns.
This I really hate. I have been misgendered a lot. Though when I do correct them most people are apologetic and that's cool. One person I know keeps calling me him until I actually shouted at him in the middle of his pub to tell him I am a woman, not a man. Call me her. I think I embarrassed him to be honest but he deserved it. Especially since he is part of the LGBT community so he should know better.
If you are not sure, ask. I don't know 1 trans person who would not rather be asked what thier pronouns are then to be called the wrong one. This also goes for my non-binary siblings as well.
Conclusion
I am lucky where I live, We have an MP supportive of LGBT+ rights, a police force the same and for the most part the population is not transphobic at all. Not everywhere is like this though. So if you see a trans person on the street or in a pub/cafe, please just treat them with a bit of respect as you would anyone else. They are just trying to live their life and not harming anyone else.
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