Can a PhD (Or a doctorate or an MD) choose to use a gendered title instead of Dr? For example, suppose an AFAB PhD comes out as a trans man. Is he allowed to use Mister to affirm his gender? Or is he stuck in the gender neutral Doctor zone forever? Does he have to get knighted by the British monarchy in order to get a masculine title?

  • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzOP
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    9 hours ago

    Thank you, although it felt very uncomfortable for drag to read he/him pronouns for dragself. Drag transitioned to get away from he/him, the example in the post body is just an example of some imaginary doctor. Drag’s pronouns are drag/dragself, and drag’s name is not drag. Drag’s name is Dragon “Rider”.