However, identities tend to be private (i.e. Names and pronouns tend to be publicly shared, because they are part of the language commonly used to refer to people. The name or pronouns someone goes by do not necessarily indicate anything about the person’s gender or other identities.

Just as we generally have names we go by, we also tend to have pronouns that we want to be referred to by. If someone shares their pronouns with you, it’s meant to disrupt the culture of making assumptions, and to provide you with the information you need in order to refer to them appropriately. Whether or not these assumptions are correct, the very act of making an assumption can send a potentially harmful message - that people have to look a certain way to demonstrate the gender that they are or are not. Then, they apply those assumptions to the pronouns and forms of address used to refer to a person. Often, people make assumptions about the gender of another person based on a person’s appearance or name. It means that if you refer to me using a pronoun instead of my name that you can use 'they.' For example, if Dana goes by 'they' pronouns, you could say 'Dana went to the library' or ' They went to the library.'

I like both them and their ideas.” WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU GO BY 'THEY' PRONOUNS? “ They are a writer and wrote that book themself.

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