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[–]arcticbasket[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

EXACTLY. I have a very obvious female name in the English-speaking world, but when I lived in Spanish-speaking countries, and sent emails with just my first name and last name, people generally assumed I was male. I started using my first name and internationally-obvious female middle name just to make it clear from the start. Not because I was triggered by them thinking I was male, just to avoid having the conversation for the thousandth time.