![]() As a society, we commonly assume the gender of others by their appearance and indicate these assumptions by using gendered language, such as she/he, ma’am/sir, Ms./Mr., and ladies/gentlemen.It is important to ask for pronouns because you cannot assume how someone identifies their gender based on their appearance.(This is not an exhaustive list) Subjective ![]() There are many languages in the world that do not use gendered pronouns.Other approaches to pronouns may include going simply by one’s name, not having a preference, or wanting to avoid pronouns altogether.The terms “it” or “he-she” are slurs used against transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, and should not be used. Other nonbinary pronouns include ze (pronounced “zee”) in place of she/he, and hir (pronounced “here”) in place of his/him/her (e.g., Jadzia runs hir own business, but ze is more well-known as an author). ![]() The most common set of nonbinary pronouns is they/them/their used in the singular (e.g., Jadzia identifies as genderqueer they do not see themselves as either a woman or a man). Non-gendered or nonbinary pronouns are not gender specific and are most often used by people who identify outside of a gender binary.Gendered pronouns specifically reference someone’s gender: he/him/his or she/her/hers. ![]() ![]()
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