Difference between revisions of "Pronouns"
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She/her (e.g. someone who may identify as more feminine) | She/her (e.g. someone who may identify as more feminine) | ||
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| − | They/them (e.g. someone who may identify as non-binary, genderqueer or gender-non-conforming etc) | + | They/them (e.g. someone who may identify as [[ non-binary ]], genderqueer or gender-non-conforming etc) |
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Other people may use different pronouns such as ze (etc..) | Other people may use different pronouns such as ze (etc..) | ||
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When meeting someone try to ask for their pronouns, as people may not use the pronouns you 'expect' them to use based on their physical appearance | When meeting someone try to ask for their pronouns, as people may not use the pronouns you 'expect' them to use based on their physical appearance | ||
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| − | This can be really helpful for transgender and gender-non-conforming people and make people feel a lot more comfortable :) | + | This can be really helpful for [[ transgender ]] and gender-non-conforming people and make people feel a lot more comfortable :) |
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| − | Trying to ask people their pronouns can also reassure people that they are in LGBTQ+ friendly company and therefore feel safer and more comfortable to express their identity | + | (it can also help to prevent people from being misgendered, because you can never assume someones pronouns!) |
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| + | Trying to ask people their pronouns can also reassure people that they are in [[ LGBTQ+ ]] friendly company and therefore feel safer and more comfortable to express their identity | ||
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Doing this can also help to 'usualise' gender variant identities! :) | Doing this can also help to 'usualise' gender variant identities! :) | ||
