I don't want to open up a can of worms here, but I don't think it is, except for people in the US. I am personally careful about the context in which I use the word, particularly if Americans are part of the potential audience, but since my trans friends of all genders in three countries are happy to use the word themselves, and also have allies use it as well, then I personally am not going to censor my language, except when it might be subject to misinterpretation.
While most commenting here are from the US, I would just like to make it clear that the concept that the word is "offensive" is not universal.
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Date: 2009-06-02 11:51 am (UTC)While most commenting here are from the US, I would just like to make it clear that the concept that the word is "offensive" is not universal.