St. John's Ambulance and pronouns.

In all the job interviews I have done in my decades of work, no-one has ever referred to me by my pronouns.

Furthermore, this information, that refers to your protected characteristics, should not be linked to your job/ volunteer application (except in specific circumstances) as it can lead to candidates being discriminated against, such as for being female. So they really shouldn't be asking for pronouns at this stage so that they 'know how to refer to you.'

Furthermore, I have never seen a form asking me to explain why I don't want to state, say, my ethnicity or sexuality. Its highly inappropriate for them to ask this. This information is for equality monitoring purposes only.

And finally, we all know this creates a hostile environment for people with GC views, especially the ' why not' question. Asking for pronouns is not a neutral act, its a political one.

Can you put I me mine?

Changing pronouns from sex based to something which expresses an identity is putting people in boxes. There is no gender which matches my individual identity. I'm not a conformist. So my pronouns would have to be literal/literals which does rather feel like taking the piss. But I can't say they're she/her because that makes it looks like I identify as a woman and with regressive stereotypes and I don't.

Everyone is referred to in the third person. You can base yours on your sex.

Oh dear, you've forgotten mine/myself

I love the way that, when using the ' this is Jo, she is a volunteer..' . They weren't brave enough to use the example, ' this is Dave, she is a volunteer...'

I love this! There is no diversity in diversity really sums it up!

I work in corporate law and my firm have drunk the cool aid and then some. We've had a notification today reminding us 31 March is Trans Awareness Day and encouraging us (for the umpteenth time) to share our pronouns in solidarity and to show alliance

I am v v obviously female with an obviously female name, but v tempted to change mine to he/him but not sure even this obvious piss take would get the fuckers off our backs

No need to get our knickers in a twist. The obvious answer is I/me/my.

Stonewall champion - in their EDI strategy

https://www.sja.org.uk/globalassets/hero-block-images/volunteer/edi-strategy-2022-23.pdf

Definitely this!

It's amazing how diversity pushes seem to only ever be aimed at one characteristic. There is no diversity in diversity

There will be someone looking to gain Stonewall ally points for personal reasons and to burnish the CV.

Frankly, I don't care what words people use about me when I'm not present (and usually don't care even when I am - I'm past that shite). We rarely hear our "own" pronouns and anyone can use any they like (I suspect "bitch" may be among them).

As somebody once said - "What other people think of you is none of your business."

'Pronouns are something everyone has'.

I disagree.

I no more have my pronouns than I have my adjectives.

If I had them, I'd see myself as glamorous, intelligent, charming and witty. Should others be obliged to use these words about me? If not, why not?

I'm told St John Ambulance also expect volunteers to 'share their pronouns'. They wouldn't be seeing me again if I volunteered with them.

"Pronouns are something that everybody has" isn't exactly true, is it?

I would be happy to choose mine if they could give a clear explanation of what they will assume them to mean and whether choosing one is active confirmation that I have a gender identity.

I don't understand why so many people refuse to be clear and honest about this.

Somewhere on the trustee board or in the leadership team will be a TRA pushing this.

You are right. It is.

It is an attempt to compel action, speech and thought, and is shameful!