Give Me a Lyft (Lyft Service Offers Pronoun Choices)

The other day I got an email notification that Lyft was offering a pronoun option for riders and drivers as a way to show their support to the LGBTQ+ community and their users the opportunity to be themselves. For those of you who don't know what Lyft is, it's a ride service app similar to Uber. I use both because both offer different features, pricing and benefits. 

I was so excited to see this. I have my name on the app set to my male name, my paperwork is in the process of being handled so it's fully legally changed. I always go by male pronouns and my male name, Daniel. It felt like it was another validation and a form of acceptance for me. Then I started to worry. Lyft drivers ask me to confirm the name when they pick me up and I tell them Dan or Daniel and sometimes they look at me. One even said, "Well, I know this isn't your account." Then he looked at me and saw that the photo on the account was me. I was so awkward and didn't know how to explain to him so I just said, "Oh, it's my twin brother's account." I was so shy. I could have corrected him, but I didn't. I needed to go to work and I didn't need him to fight with me or argue with me, then refuse to take me. I pushed that incident out of my mind until I added my pronoun choice on the app. Obviously, I picked male, but then I wondered what that would mean for me. 

What if people know that I'm transgendered and don't want to pick me up? I use the ride service to get to work, get my medications, everything really. What if people do pick me up and then they want to hassle me and be unprofessional? While I'm happy Lyft is offering this service now and giving us the chance to be ourselves, I'm wondering will it be more trouble in the end? I don't want to be stranded or hurt because of this. Now I'm almost scared to use it. There are still so many hate crimes against trans people. I'm transitioning and starting to be more out about myself, but it's taken a long time. I've always known, it's just getting over the anxiety. I suppose I can always use Uber, but what if they come out with the feature too? I've already faced enough adversity and discrimination in my life, I really don't want more.  I've not had an upset since I switched my pronouns but I do worry. It's kind of a sick feeling. I can't quite put my finger on it. I'm hoping that it works out for the best for everyone.