Even if you personally disagree, a person who’s asking you to use new pronouns more than likely already has their mind made up, and will probably also feel pretty hurt. It’s an easy assumption to make accidentally, but genitals and bodies in general don’t reflect anything about a person’s pronouns or gender.Ībove all else, don’t try to argue this with a person. This is probably the biggest mistake you can make. It’s not always easy to come out and tell people you’re trans* or that prefer a new set of pronouns, so using the right ones really is a big deal and a pretty awesome thing.
But when it happens intentionally, it's pretty crappy. It can happen as an accident, and that's okay. Misgendering is a term used to describe accidentally or intentionally using incorrect pronouns about or towards a person. If someone happens to use pronouns that are different to what you might expect, they’ve probably thought long and hard about which ones and why.
Put simply, though? It can make a person feel pretty shit when you use the wrong ones. There are lots of reasons why it’s important to use the pronouns that a person prefers. A female or male identifying person might prefer her or he pronouns respectively. For example, it’s common for gender diverse people to prefer they, or other gender neutral pronouns.
Whether they use she, he, or **they,**or anything else can depend that person’s gender identity. They can take a bit of getting used to, but it’s important to use the right ones. There are lots of other gender neutral pronouns. Gender neutral pronouns are typically used by gender diverse and non-binary identifying people. These are basically pronouns that don’t imply ‘male’ or ‘female’. They, them, theirs are common gender neutral pronouns. Similarly, He is typically used by male-identifying people.īoth of these are sometimes used by people who don’t identify as male or female. She is typically used by female-identifying people. Asking and correctly using someone's pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for gender identity. You can't always know what someone's pronouns are by looking at them. It is important to respect people's pronouns. Pronouns like he, she and they specifically refer to the people that you are talking about. Looking for our Trans Awareness Week Pronouns Instagram series? It's right here!Ī pronoun is a word that refers to either the people talking (I or you) or someone/something that is being talked about (like she, it, them, and this).
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