The right to be married was hard earned by the marriage equality movement and one of its "perks" is the right to use the terms commonly associated with marriage; husband and wife are the two most common.

When someone transitions you should refer to them by their new name both in the present and with references back in time.

Cross-dressing is more of a set of actions or behaviors and not synonymous with gender identity (straight, gay, bisexual, transgender, among others).

Acceptance comes through understanding.

We need to regain the art of civil discourse and more practically, I don't think you change anyone's mind by calling them names.

Rely on facts, figures, principles of equality and fairness.

A big question that we have is that we do not understand why the comfort of the few should override the comfort of the many.