<i>&gt;They are as gendered as &quot;man&quot;.</i><p>Linguistically, &quot;man&quot; is still gender neutral in many contexts and even any dictionary recognizes this. Oxford, Cambridge, take your pick! Usually cited as #2 or #3 in the list of definitions.<p><i>&gt;If you call a transwoman &quot;guy&quot; or &quot;dude&quot;, it is inferred [by the subject] that you are mis-gendering them, and is offensive.</i><p>To &#x27;some&#x27; and I prefer that &#x27;some&#x27; do not speak for &#x27;all&#x27;. In case I need an example: I do not take offense at this. I prefer people continue to use whatever gendered pronoun they&#x27;re more comfortable with. I don&#x27;t need or seek their validation and I&#x27;m not so fragile that their choice of word bothers me.