The Correct Way to Ask Someone Their Gender Pronouns
mental health. With over 300 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced so far in 2022—including 137 aimed at the transgender community—it's more important than ever to get someone's pronouns right.A number of big names have come out as transgender or non-binary in the past few years, such as actor Elliot Page, The Crown star Emma Corrin, and Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness.Since transitioning from female to male in 2020, Page has used "he/him" and "they/them" pronouns.
Corrin's Instagram bio lists their pronouns as "she/they," while Van Ness uses "he/she/they."Nevertheless, pronouns don't have to remain static.
Demi Lovato recently shared their decision to readopt "she/her" pronouns on social media, alongside the "they/them" pronouns they'd been using since coming out as non-binary last year.In an interview with Spout Podcast's Tamara Dhia, Lovato said they felt "they/them" alone wasn't the right fit anymore."Recently, I've been feeling more feminine, and so I've adopted 'she/her' again," they said."But I think what's important is, like, nobody's perfect.
Everyone messes up pronouns at some point, and especially when people are learning, it's just all about respect."Research conducted by The Pew Research Center found that one in four Americans now know someone who is transgender, while a quarter know someone who identifies as non-binary.Still, a recent YouGov America poll revealed that 50 percent of Americans surveyed said they'd feel uncomfortable or somewhat uncomfortable using a gender-neutral pronoun when asked to.
