You may have heard of the singular “they/them” pronouns, often used by non-binary people as a gender-neutral pronoun in place of “she/her” and “he/him”.
But while more and more people are becoming familiar with this new set of pronouns, there are plenty of other “neopronouns” that gender non-conforming folks use to refer to themselves.Here, we take a look at ze/zim and xe/xem pronouns, what they mean, and why they matter.RELATED: All about the she/they pronouns flagIf you don’t know what neopronouns are, don’t worry.
It’s a relatively new term that describes new pronouns that can be used to replace the usual gendered pronouns like “she” and “him”.
The word combines the terms “neo”, meaning new, and “pronoun”, or words that are used to substitute other nouns.Some examples of neopronouns include:Before we get into why people use neopronouns, we have to discuss what it means to be non-binary.