Lean Green... or in canada purple, pink, blue, (?)... doesn't have a penis or a vagina in my world.
As far as I'm concerned, brilliance comes in all shapes, sizes, genders, transgenders, colors. Hell, one of my favorite affiliates is a transsexual escort agency owner in New York that decided to give phone sex a try in all her advertising. Doesn't bother me one bit that I'm called sweety or honey, hell, it's a trip to play into it... at the end of the month, this check is larger than most that I sign
I think it's safe to say that most of us agree on these things! Respect is something that must be earned. However, I don't feel there could ever be a justification to disrespect someone that you don't yet know

Humm... chew on that.
Cheers,
Brad