Share your pronouns

Honey attracts more bees than vinegar, and I can tell you about a great way to always have honey ready to attract those bees (bees in this instance being the people around you)… just state your pronouns! Pronouns are a huge part of everyone’s identity, and it’s becoming a lot more common to see pronouns in email signatures and to exchange pronouns in initial introductions alongside your name.

“Hi! Nice to meet you. My name is Daisy, and my pronouns are she/her.”

Why? Well, let’s start with the common misconception that only transgender and nonbinary people state their pronouns. Cisgender people can and should share their pronouns as a way to be an ally and to show their support for different gender identities, from cisgender to nonbinary to trans, and all that lies in between.

Gender identities today have become much more fluid, and it is more likely than ever that you will encounter a coworker or acquaintance looking for someone they can be their true self around. When I meet someone for the first time, I like to highlight things we have in common to encourage their cooperation and support for my goals. This is a way you can have an immediate and personal connection with a stranger. This tends to build more lasting connections than, “How ‘bout that weather, amiright?”

For me, personally, I look for other people to state their pronouns so I know, as a trans woman, that I will be safe doing so as well. I have been in many situations where I immediately relax and can bring my full energy to a task or conversation after hearing another person state their pronouns, and I unfortunately have been in many situations where the opposite is true.

When you state your pronouns, you are often making the choice to be this source of comfort to another person. Maybe this is new to you, but after being educated in the importance of this practice to many of those around you, it is also a choice to not do so. Such a little thing can make a huge difference.

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