![]() ![]() Hello, my name is Sam and my pronouns are they/them. There’s no need to clarify that you’re describing your dog in the second sentence because you already mentioned him in the first. For example, you might say, I have a dog. Hi, I’m Alex and I use the pronouns she/them. Pronouns are the words you substitute for other nouns when your reader or listener already knows which nouns you’re referring to. Hello, my name is Richard and my preferred pronouns are he/him. The elderly members of our family are respectful of this. It’s usually about not recognizing the category in which. I have a family member who has declared they/them pronouns, along with a change to their given name, in the last year. When you’re doing the Somers’ handshake/high five, feel free to include your preferred pronoun! Purposely referring to someone with the wrong pronouns, or misgendering them, is a transphobic tactic used to deny peoples’ identities. Using a person’s preferred pronoun correctly is an easy way to show someone that they belong, we care for them, and that we accept them for who they are. Sure, my pronouns are what a layperson expects. Having this in our registration form means that we can respect a person and affirm their identity by using their correct pronoun when referring to them. Including your pronouns is one way for gender-binary people to overcome the hurdles that our gender-binary ancestors have nailed into society. ![]() So what are pronouns in this context? Pronouns are words we can use when referring to people without using their names, common examples include he/she/them/him/her/they. You might have noticed our registration forms now ask for your ‘Pronoun’! ![]()
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