Thank you for seriously reading and responding to my article. I think we agree more than disagree and I was hoping someone willing to have a reasonable conversation about this issue as you are will help me clarify my thoughts. My article was my first attempt three years ago at a philosophy of this issue. I still agree with its main arguments.

To wit, I wish to draw your attention to a statement you made in your response that is one of my main arguments. I point it out because I suspect you aren't appreciating how it is one of my two main points (probably my fault for not being fully clear):

You said: "The problem isn't the label, it's the attitudes people have towards the human beings with that label."

Exactly. The problem is the prejudice, the stereotypes, the fear, and willful ignorance. Labels are, as I say, the weaponization of those negative human tendencies. I am trying to draw attention to how using labels is like playing with weapons. Labels are shorthands, generalities as you rightly say, and labels can do some good, but they can also do great evil. The N-word for Black people, the F-word for nonheteronormative people are examples of weaponized labels used to harm other people.

You also point out the truth that "the language matters deeply to people," and I acknowledge that as another double-edged sword. That connects with my other main argument. When the language, the labels, matter more than people, that is dehumanizing. Look at some of the insanity that erupts from people who believe they are positively using the "trans" label. They put labels over people, they no longer see people. I say that labels do not matter more than PEOPLE. There are as many "genders" as there are people and there is no singular transgender experience. We will eliminate prejudice only when we start understanding and accepting that it is okay for people to be individuals, to express who they are rather than pressuring people to conform to labels and their associated stereotypes.

You mention "gender abolition" and I will read your article on the concept. I do not call for the abolition of gender (see my comment above) but I do advocate for the elimination of gender labels and their associated gender roles, stereotypes, and pressures to conform. Here is a Friend link to my article on that: https://medium.com/inserting-philosophy/how-about-we-just-get-rid-of-gender-labels-altogether-7190b234eeb7?sk=4d3f818b13f0cf32f7ef2b29867e3b9b