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A report on how to avoid offending various genders/orientations.TRANSCRIPT
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8/29/2015 InclusivePractice:PronounUsage|OfficeforDiversityandInclusion
http://diversity.utk.edu/2015/08/pronouns/ 1/4
InclusivePractice:PronounUsageAugust26,2015 InclusivePractice DonnaBraquet,genderexpression,genderidentity,genderneutral,
inclusion,InclusivePractice,LGBT,LGBTQ,LGBTQIA,PrideCenter,pronouns
ByDonnaBraquet,DirectorofthePrideCenter(http://pridecenter.utk.edu)
Withthenewsemesterbeginningandaninfluxofnewstudentsoncampus,itisimportanttoparticipateinmakingourcampuswelcomingandinclusiveforall.Onewaytodothatistouseastudentschosennameandtheircorrectpronouns.
Weshouldnotassumesomeonesgenderbytheirappearance,norbywhatislistedonarosterorinstudentinformationsystems.Transgenderpeopleandpeoplewhodonotidentitywithinthegenderbinarymayuseadifferentnamethantheirlegalnameandpronounsoftheirgenderidentity,ratherthanthepronounsofthesextheywereassignedatbirth.
IntroductionsInthefirstweeksofclasses,insteadofcallingroll,askeveryonetoprovidetheirnameandpronouns.Thisensuresyouarenotsinglingouttransgenderornonbinarystudents.Thenameastudentusesmaynotbetheoneontheofficialroster,andtherosternamemaynotbethesamegenderastheonethestudentnowuses.
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8/29/2015 InclusivePractice:PronounUsage|OfficeforDiversityandInclusion
http://diversity.utk.edu/2015/08/pronouns/ 2/4
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Thispracticeworksoutsideoftheclassroomaswell.Youcanstartmeetingswithrequestingintroductionsthatincludenamesandpronouns,introduceyourselfwithyournameandchosenpronouns,orwhenprovidingnametags,askattendeestowriteintheirnameandpronouns.
GenderneutralpronounsWearefamiliarwiththesingularpronounsshe,her,hersandhe,him,his,butthosearenottheonlysingularpronouns.Infact,therearedozensofgenderneutralpronouns.
Afewofthemostcommonsingulargenderneutralpronounsarethey,them,their(usedassingular),ze,hir,hirs,andxe,xem,xyr.
Thesemaysoundalittlefunnyatfirst,butonlybecausetheyarenew.Thesheandhepronounswouldsoundstrangetooifwehadbeentaughtzewhengrowingup.
Howdoyouknow?Howdoyouknowwhatpronounsomeoneuses?Ifyoucannotusethemethodsmentionedabove,youcanalwayspolitelyask.Oh,nicetomeetyou,[insertname].WhatpronounsshouldIuse?isaperfectlyfinequestiontoask.
Themorewemakesharingofpronounsauniversalpractice,themoreinclusivewewillbeasacampus.Whenourorganizationalcultureshiftstowhereaskingforchosennamesandpronounsisthestandardpractice,italleviatesaheavyburdenforpersonsalreadymarginalizedbytheirgenderexpressionoridentity.
LearnmoreTolearnmoreaboutgenderidentity,genderneutralpronouns,ortransgendertopics,considersigningupforaSafeZoneworkshopatsafezone.utk.edu(http://safezone.utk.edu).
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8/29/2015 InclusivePractice:PronounUsage|OfficeforDiversityandInclusion
http://diversity.utk.edu/2015/08/pronouns/ 3/4
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