Let me take your first point and use something of equivalence. Many Chinese people living in Malaysia, Singapore and pre-1997 Hong Kong, had Chinese and English given names. Now, I remember, I went to school with a guy called Hiu-Kong and his English name was Kenny. After a few weeks, with Kenny not really taking off, he asked me to please call him Hiu-Kong. I did. Now, I don't deserve a medal for that. It was simply a matter of respect. Similarly, I went to school with a guy whose name was Chin-Loon but his English name was Sam. He preferred to be called Sam. Now, again, I don't have the right to ask him what his Chinese name is.

Now, let's take another case, if Bendix brake pads founder, Vincent Bendix's father hadn't Anglicized his name, the company would be called Bengtssen. Again, respect.

Now, let's think about something else. You can buy a secondhand Ford from a Holden dealer and there may be a sticker from the dealer saying it was from a Holden dealer, and the Holden sticker doesn't make the Ford a Holden. But that's different. Someone who was looking for a secondhand car may have set out to buy a secondhand Holden but seen the Ford and thought, "Oh, I'll just take that for a drive," and changed their mind.

So rather than saying that it is not their business or right to force you to see them as someone they're not, it's not your business what their deadname is what genitalia they have! You may ask a person's name or pronouns, however.

Transgenderism is NOT and I repeat, id NOT a mental issue! A lot of homophobic violence is by self-loathing homosexuals who are externalizing their self-loathing and attacking people who are unafraid to be themselves! When it comes to sports, I am tired of the nonsensical argument that men cannot compete as men so they transition. For some folks, they reject tradition male sports, and for others, they may dislike being male, but may find that they like soccer, football or whatever, and still want to play despite being transgender.

Contrary to your last sentence, you do a favor. It's called respect and acceptance. Try it sometime. And let's not forget many people have been subjected to ridicule over their surnames. Even though I didn't like the character, I remember Stanley Kowalski from A Streetcar Named Desire saying that he was born in the USA, despite his surname, and that he resented the abuse that was levelled at him on its account!