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lil  ·  1781 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 8, 2020

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?





Quatrarius  ·  1780 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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

lil  ·  1781 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Added pronouns to hubski profile.

galen  ·  1779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Think of it this way: the more people of all stripes introduce themselves with their pronouns, the less queer* people expose themselves to bigotry and hatred simply by virtue of asking others to use their preferred pronouns.