Instructor
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My instructor messed up my pronouns in class the other day(I’m trans), but as they spoke they corrected and moved on. No big deal was made, it didn’t feel awkward, and I thought little of it afterward. But then I received this email the morning after:
“Hi [my name],
I just wanted to let you know that I realize I made a mistake in class yesterday.
I did apologize, correct myself and move on in the lecture but I wanted you to know that I really did feel badly about it.
I hope you can accept my apology. I will try harder in the future to make sure I don’t make the same mistake again.
Thank you, [my instructor’s name]”
There are no words to describe the happiness that I felt while reading that email. I feel truly lucky to have instructors and classmates that respect who I am.
What’s your experience?
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