Nope. You use the pronouns that they prefer and which correspond to the way they present themselves. :P

The reason I thought the original story was fishy was because it was totally contrary to the manner in which these sorts of incidents typically go down. I have never once heard of a real case in which the transgender individual was genuinely the perpetrator; they're always the victims (and believe me, I pay a lot of attention to these sorts of stories).

And you went way beyond merely questioning the story. You claimed that the entire thing, from the beginning, was a ruse set up by the political left in order to attack the political right -- that whole thing was an elaborate, preconceived plot. That makes you a conspiracy theorist.

And we know the moms were transphobic because we have the letter they wrote to try and justify their position. You can read their statements here:
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/10/17...

And special treatment? You mean like being allowed to use the same restrooms as everyone else? How does that qualify as special treatment? That's not special treatment -- it's equal treatment.

What are you talking about?

Yes, it's essentially the same thing, but I prefer to use "cisgender" anyway because it's the term most predominantly used by the LGBT community, queer theorists, and medical professionals who specialize in dealing with transgender patients, and I would like to see it catch on with the general public as well. I understand that it's usage is not yet common enough for the average person to know what it means, but I don't mind explaining the definition if doing so helps expand the word's usage. ;)

http://gender.wikia.com/wiki/Cisgender

"I'm thinkin' it's a lot more likely you'll get a look at women's naughty bits, or have your mutilated naughty bits revealed in a bathroom than in a bar."

Only if you're peeking into the stalls. :P

Once upon a time, when I was in my mid 20s or so, I was in a bar with my mid-30 year old (married) brother and a couple of women we had met at a motel, one in her 50s or 60s, one in her 20s.
The younger one had an eye for my brother, and I had an eye for her.

In the bar I was sitting across from her. She was flirting with my brother who was pretty much ignoring her (his wife was due to deliver his 3rd kid any day).

I had finally given up getting her attention, and was just sitting there sucking on my beer, when she stood up, unzipped her fly and tucked her shirt in, then rezipped. She wasn't wearing any panties.

I said, "Thanks!" rather thickly, and as she sat back down she looked at the older gal in confusion. The other gal explained, "You just flashed him your beaver". She just shrugged her shoulders, and I went back to the pool at the motel.

I'm thinkin' it's a lot more likely you'll get a look at women's naughty bits, or have your mutilated naughty bits revealed in a bathroom than in a bar.

no, it means HE had a weenie.

When referring to people who are in the process of having themselves mutilated, you should always refer to them by their real sex, rather than by the sex they are attempting to simulate.

"born gender" would be the same thing as "natural gender".
Unfortunately, all these terms are wrong.

"Transgender" would refer to being between two forms of language.

Language has gender; people have sex.

Cisgender is the opposite of transgender in the same way that heterosexual is the opposite of homosexual.

Okay, it's slightly more complicated than that, but I find that that's typically the easiest definition for people who are new to the subject material to wrap their head around. ;)

She's an MTF transsexual, meaning she was born male but identifies and presents as female, so yes. However, the story doesn't say whether she's post-op or pre-op, so it's difficult to say for sure what she has between her legs. However, given her age, my guess is that's she's probably pre-op, since most transgender individuals don't get the actual surgery until age 18, even if they start living full time as their target gender much earlier than that.

Also, keep in mind here that this particular case involved the use of restrooms, not locker rooms, so there would have been no possibility of cisgender girls seeing the transgender girl's genitals unless they peeked into the stalls.

I never said that all Republicans or all conservatives are anti-LGBT. You're jumping to conclusions. ;)

And it's possible that Fox News may have deleted the story like all the other news outlets did, but were just a bit slower at doing so.

EDIT: Nope, Fox hasn't removed the story after all. It's right here:
http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/10/14/gir...

When referring to transgender individuals, you should always use the pronoun which corresponds to their gender identity. ;)

The article didn't seem to me like it was being unkind to conservatives. It just pointed out the fact that the original fake story was largely propagated by right-wing news outlets. That's a statement of fact, not a judgement.

I've never seen the political left engage in such tactics. And trying to make connections where none exist is one of the primary characteristics of a conspiracy theorist. Also, the point here is that the original story wasn't true -- it was a lie concocted by anti-LGBT hate mongers.