they are requesting that society stops treating them like x and starts treating them like y
Wut. I have to squint really hard to see this framing.
It's more like - for people that already know you, you say "I know you always thought I was X but actually I'm Y" and they say "Oh shit, wow that must have been really fucking hard to deal with, ok I'll try and I might fuck it up sometimes until I get used to it but I'll get there." And everyone else who hasn't met you yet is just like "Hey, Y person. How you doing.". The first group of people isn't very big. "Society" falls into the second group, mostly.
I mean that would be nice.
her concerns should not be debated let alone given any weight at all?
Why are you trying to convince her of this?
Your whole setup is weird.
I don't think he is. It's a lot of people trying to tell cis female feminists their long held thoughts and beliefs are wrong. Those people telling his partner is a cis male.
Wut. I have to squint really hard to see this framing.
It's more like - for people that already know you, you say "I know you always thought I was X but actually I'm Y" and they say "Oh shit, wow that must have been really fucking hard to deal with, ok I'll try and I might fuck it up sometimes until I get used to it but I'll get there." And everyone else who hasn't met you yet is just like "Hey, Y person. How you doing.". The first group of people isn't very big. "Society" falls into the second group, mostly.
I mean that would be nice.
Why are you trying to convince her of this?
Your whole setup is weird.