Just wondering what people think of this?
www.ucd.ie/equality/support/lgbtisupports/transgenderawarenessweek2021/?fbclid=IwAR3u5UL-OTXOr_LotTn5Qkfv86gZPwJ2lgBRb3RsLgM7HFuGbVcyZ8KfCp4
There is a link on this page under the heading Email Signature & Logo to this website
www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why/
Here are some extracts from the mypronouns.org link:
“ , it can be offensive or harassing to guess at someone’s pronouns and refer to them using those pronouns if that is not how that person wants to be known.”
“ Sharing your own pronouns is a great idea, but it isn’t requisite. Keep in mind, however, that there is a privilege of appearing in a way that fits both your gender and the pronouns that many people associate with your gender.”
“ A person could be a man or a woman or both or neither and share any number of these sets of pronouns as the correct ones to use for them, but which set they go by is not necessarily indicative of their gender, even though for most people there is an association between the pronouns they go by and the gender they are.”
“ No Pronouns - Use My Name (example for someone whose name is “Lan”): “Lan is a writer and wrote that book. Those ideas are Lan’s. I like both Lan and Lan’s ideas.” If the reflexive component was important to communicate a message, you could use alternative language such as “Lan wrote that book unassisted” or “Lan was the sole author of that book.” Some might simply say "Lan wrote the book Lan's self.”
“ There are additional sets of pronouns that some people might use (e.g. ze/zir, per/pers, ey/em, xe/xem, etc.).”
“ Some people ask that others vary the pronouns that are used within certain sets of pronouns. If in doubt about what that means for someone or to request examples of how to do that in practice, ”
“……. Please note that these examples focus on times when mistakes are made because of forgetfulness or ignorance -- different strategies may be necessary when people get pronouns wrong because they are being intentionally and consciously hateful….”