What Are Your Pronouns?

What Are Your Pronouns?. Asking someone's pronouns communicates respect. , A pronoun is a word people use to replace a pronoun. For example, he, she, him, his, and her are pronouns people commonly use instead of a person's name. These pronouns communicate a person's gender. When a person is addressed by pronouns that do not match their gender identity, it can cause stress, anxiety, and feelings of being unsafe. It is considered respectful to address a trans person by the pronouns they identify with. It is also respectful to ask which pronouns a person prefers, or to use they and them until you know., Since Marsha P. Johnson's lifetime, pronouns and other terms of identity have changed. This is nothing new. For example, many pronouns, like thee and thine, have come and gone. Marsha typically used female pronouns to refer to herself. However, when asked directly about her gender, she typically responded, "pay it no mind," resisting identification as male or female. Today's lexicon of non-binary pronouns includes ze, hir, and they. Tomorrow, there may be more.,

Gender Pronouns. , Subjective . Objective . Possessive . Reflexive . Example, She . Her . Hers . Herself . She is speaking. I listened to her. The backpack is hers., He . Him . His . Himself . He is speaking. I listened to him. The backpack is his., They . Them . Theirs . Themself . They are speaking. I listened to them. The backpack is theirs., Ze . Hir/Zir . Hirs/Zirs . Hirself/Zirself . Ze is speaking. I listened to hir. The backpack is zirs.

Please note that these are not the only pronouns. There are an infinite number of pronouns as new ones emerge in our language. Always ask someone for their pronouns.