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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I think it’s a nice gesture but not a big deal. Nobody pays attention to them anyway.

[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah, I’m really not sure if anyone pays attention to pronouns in signature and bios. For the trans people I know who include their pronouns, it’s usually clear which ones they’d likely prefer even if they don’t pass so I’m not sure if stating them really does anything. I’m curious, do you feel like normalizing people stating their pronouns is helpful for trans people?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

In some ways. It normalized the practice and I think it’s valuable for some people. But it’s limited.

Like for me everyone looking at me knows I am a trans woman. Whether they use she or he is just determined by how they feel about trans people. Circulating my pronouns wouldn’t change anything for most of us.

[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That makes sense. I agree with you that the value is limited. I’m sort of confused about why it’s emphasized so much.