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Intro to They/Them Pronouns

6/16/2021

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Intro to they/them pronouns

​Gender Pronouns Aren’t “Preferred”

Gender pronouns aren’t “preferred” they’re a statement of fact.

Instead of asking, “What are your preferred pronouns?” you can simply ask:

•  “What pronouns do you use?”
•  “What pronouns should I use for you in this place?”
•  “My name is …., my pronouns are they/them.  What about you?”
We cannot automatically tell what someone’s gender is by looking at them or by their name.

Names and gender pronouns may change over time so we need to be adaptable and supportive of this process. 

It’s something that’s so simple, and yet so meaningful.
Art Credit:  @sonialazo

Deepen Understanding of Gender

As non-binary visibility continues to grow so must our understanding of gender identification.
Non-binary visibility is growing
They/them/theirs are neutral pronouns in the third person singular.
They/them/theirs are neutral pronouns
Singular ‘they’ has been around before the time of Shakespeare.
Singular they and Shakespeare
“They” and “them” were still being used by literary authors to describe people in the 17th Century too — including later by Jane Austin in her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
History of they/them pronouns
The Oxford English Dictionary traces its singular use back to the 1300’s, only a century or two younger than ‘she.’
Oxford English Dictionary they/them pronouns
Examples:

I love Scott’s page, THEY are such an inspiration.

I think someone forgot THEIR glasses here.
Examples of using they/them pronouns
When someone comes out as they, them and their, start using their pronouns immediately.
Use they/them pronouns immediately
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