the year has begun wonderfully now going by new name and pronouns openly (with the only people not knowing are the ones it hasn't come up yet around them with): parents also like the new name (my mum and i teared up together talking about it) and trying their darndest to use em - it's amazing how much weight is off my back already 3 days into the new semester and I'm feeling good about academics so far, things are more interesting so far at least so we'll see how it goes i went on a bountiful shopping trip and finally found some comfy tank tops among other purdy things gonna start hitting the gym again this weekend / upon getting a feel for how the flow of each week will go / when the january crowd eases slightly also gonna make a bunch of phone calls for haircut / piercing / therapy appointments to get the ball rolling on all of that updates pending
Congrats Q on your new pronouns. On a vaguely related topic, when people include pronouns in their profiles (she, her; they, them; for example), I think they are saying this: “Make no assumptions about how anyone sees themselves. I am letting you know my pronouns for your convenience and as a reminder not to jump to conclusions.” What else?
i read an article the other day about "the endless process of coming out" and i feel pronoun announcements like that are a way to softly come out as something-not-quite-the-norm, which makes the whole process a little easier on everybody and less awkward for those in-the-norm i think it's just a way to show solidarity
What are your pronouns? I (try to) default to gender neutral stuff on the internet unless I know better, and if you're carving this identity IRL I'd like you have that option here too :) Sounds like a good week, overall. I think I'd be feeling tired by the end of it, if I were in your shoes!now going by new name and pronouns openly