“mislabels” them. Or if someone they ask to refer to them in specific way, doesn’t comply. To me, that’s a sure sign, and confirms to me that it’s a form of mental illness. Is it the end of the world and extremely disturbing? Maybe not. But it’s definitely a red flag of someone’s mental and emotional stability. Same thing as people who believe they can change their gender. That is a severe mental illness and delusion.
I know it makes the bleeding heart virtue signalers like you feel good inside, and they think they can tell themselves they are really good people if they just join in on the delusion, and play along. What or who does it hurt right? I get it. But it’s really a very selfish and cowardly way to be.
The problem though, is that af some point accepting and playing along, turn into enabling, which does no good for the mentally ill person or society at large. These people are sick, they need help. They don’t need the sane part of society, or people they trust telling them they are completely fine, when they aren’t.