ALL PUPILS: PRIDE WEEK - THURSDAY 10 JUNE 2021

Why is it important to respect people’s pronouns?

You can’t always know what someone’s pronouns are by looking at them. Asking and correctly using someone’s pronouns is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for their gender identity.

When someone is referred to with the wrong pronoun, it can make them feel disrespected, invalidated, dismissed or alienated ( often all of the above.)

It is a privilege to not have to worry about which pronoun someone is going to use for you based on how they perceive your gender. If you have this privilege, yet fail to respect someone else’s gender identity, it is not only disrespectful and hurtful, but also oppressive.

  1. Watch this example of why pronouns matter for trans people. 
  2. This clip shows the ways you can use pronouns properly

Thanks,
The LGBT+ ALLIES group