I’m the same re: Lou’s “pronouns”. It’s not a big deal to me and if you ask me to refer to you as a specific pronoun I’ll do it although if you expect me to remember your “tikitikitembononosarembocheriberiuchipiperipembo-self” neoprounouns I’ll avoid you just to avoid a slap fight.
But Lou? He’s pretending to be transgender for pity bucks. It’s all part of his lie. He’s claimed to have come out and be “new to this whole trans thing” on multiple conflicting occasions, he makes absolutely no effort to present anywhere except in the spaces he’s grifting, he lies about his area and family being transphobic given that through my own PL-related contacting I can confirm there are plenty trans people in his area that feel safe and happy there, and bigoted outbursts or uncomfortable situations are few and far between.
He’s not trans, he’s a man, presents as a man, and only claims to be trans in the same way he claims to be black and Jewish and Native American and everything under the fucking sun. He thinks it gets him more pity and more money, so he lies about it. Simple as that.