Hari Nef

My experience with 'Transparent' has completely spoiled me because it was the safest, most transpositive set ever. I didn't have to worry about all the usual things - like when people have a vision of your transness that you're not comfortable with. When they don't know the correct gender pronouns by which to refer to you.

American Actress

Asia Kate Dillon

What 'Billions' does so brilliantly is they just make it a non-issue. Damien Lewis' character says, 'Those are the pronouns you use? Great, let's get down to business. How can you make me money?

American Actor

King Princess

I wrote about ladies who had come through the studio. I get asked, 'Is it a choice to gender the music or put pronouns in?' and for me, it just wasn't a choice.

American Musician

Rain Dove

Use she, he, it, one, they. You could call me mow mow, and I honestly don't care. A pronoun is just a sound. All I'm listening for in that sound is positivity.

American Model

Jack Monroe

For some people, pronouns are a very important part of how they identify. I completely understand that. For me, I have more of a looser interpretation.

British Journalist

Hayley Kiyoko

That's the whole point of my trying to achieve success in mainstream pop - to have straight people sing to my music that has a 'she' pronoun in it.

Japanese Actress

Laura Jane Grace

In a perfect world, in my opinion, 'they,' 'them,' and 'theirs' would be the pronouns that everyone would use.

Trisha Paytas

I don't love pronouns like 'they' and 'them' because that's super confusing I think.

American Celebrity

Gavin Creel

Maybe some of the pronouns have changed, but I've always been honest in my music.

Anthony Scaramucci

I speak with the right pronouns. It's 'we' and 'our.' It's never 'me' or 'I.

American Businessman

Use pronouns to prevent repeating the same noun, making sentences smoother and easier to read.

Avoid Repetition

Ensure the pronoun clearly refers to a specific noun mentioned earlier so that readers aren't confused.

Clarify Reference

Be aware of gender preferences; some people prefer 'they' instead of 'he' or 'she'.

Gender Sensitivity

In expressions about time, weather, and distance, use 'it' as the pronoun to sound natural.

Impersonal Subjects

Pronouns can make conversations flow better by avoiding the need to repeat someone’s name over and over.

Speech Flow

The wrong pronoun can change a sentence's meaning; choose pronouns that fit the context.

Contextual Use

Use 'we', 'us', and 'our' when you are part of the group you're talking about.

Group Reference

Use object pronouns like 'me', 'him', 'her' after action verbs and prepositions.

Object Pronouns

 with the idea of changing language. But of course, I'm not just talking about language in general. I'm talking about language as it is impactful for trans people. And pronouns are only one part of language, and they're only one part of language that's important for trans people. Also important are the identity terms

Language around gender...

 on how you can make your workplace more inclusive of this person's identity. Chances are it's not just going to help them but maybe someone else down the line. Now, in my case, it would be adding pronouns to your email signature and asking your coworkers to do the same in order to help normalize it across the org.

How to come out at work,...

 I want kids to grow up and into themselves with pride for who they are and who they can be, no matter who they love or what they wear or what pronouns they use. And I want them to love others for their differences, not in spite of them. I think fostering this pride and empathy

Why kids need to learn...

 messages what we know is that so much of what we communicate is delivered and received unconsciously I'm talking about our body language our vocal patterns our pronouns we aren't conscious of this stuff but it has a huge influence on how we impact an audience what's exciting

How visionary leaders...

 but lives their life as a male -- what happens when this transgender male goes for their yearly gynecological visit? How that doctor treats that patient will set the whole tone for the office. If that doctor treats that male with the correct pronouns, correct name,

What doctors should know...

 you know, baby boomers, we speak very confidently in this sort of, you know, plural pronoun, you know, as if our views represent the views of people in the world. Young people in cities who don’t have children who are struggling, that’s the future of humanity.

Where on Earth Will...

 just response just from that the thing I really remember about coming out was I was in a play I went to rehearsal they were getting their pronouns right they were using my name like it was you know just a total different world and I felt

Follow a Transgender...

 for a publication, and doing that. The important thing is to pick one style and stick with it throughout a piece of writing. One more wrinkle. Certain pronouns already have possession built in and don't need an apostrophe.

When to use apostrophes...

 in the very first minute. I remember vividly, sitting there in the hospital. We were in the process of giving birth to our first child. We, or I? I'm sorry. Misuse of the pronoun. Alisa was very generously in the process

Rufus Griscom and Alisa...

 And getting someone's pronouns right and being transformative loudly and mindfully matters. Because Black trans lives matter. My life matters. My body is a sovereign country,

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