Her gender is very much relevant. Here lemme show you what I said before, promise me you'll read it this time?

"Trans people, and transfem people especially, are frequently viewed under much harsher scrutiny than most other people. As such, it is always important to not engage with the destruction of their lives unless it is very much your business."

- Me, just a little bit up from here

But you're right, we're a little bit sidetracked. What the main meat of my argument was is that this is not so much criticism as it is a smear campaign, and what exactly is the outcome gio expects? His explicit call to action is to abandon Homestuck entirely. Not to make amends, or even to apologise. It's an unproductive article in anything else but framing someone who gio seems to have no direct contact with as an abuser. Anyone with half a brain wouldn't take it seriously.

IMO gio overplayed his hand. Not as subtle as his previous works, it's refreshing to see so few people buy into it. At least in my circles.