{"id":29823,"date":"2022-10-09T21:53:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T01:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=29823"},"modified":"2022-10-09T21:53:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T01:53:49","slug":"october-20th-is-international-pronouns-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/october-20th-is-international-pronouns-day\/","title":{"rendered":"October 20th is International Pronouns Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know about you, but I\u2019ve been looking forward to celebrating this all year. Casting such trivia as chromosomes into the dustbin of useless outdated science, there\u2019s no better icebreaker at an Alpha meeting than to say \u2013 as I am now a fully integrated Canadian – \u201chi, my name\u2019s Cuthbert and I use ey\/em pronouns, eh\u201d. It\u2019ll be a riot.<\/p>\n

The Diocese of Huron has this helpful guide<\/a> on when a they is a ney and a him is a nem (page 8):<\/p>\n

\"\"October 20 is International Pronouns Day. This day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity – it is about respecting and honouring people for who they are – in fullness. It is about breaking down the gender binary, stereotypes, and assumptions – and hearing people for who they are and the language that feels right for them. It is about celebrating the diversity of God as emulated through God\u2019s diverse children.<\/p>\n

The most common pronouns are she\/her and he\/him. Additionally, the most common gender neutral pronoun is they\/them – this has been used as a singular pronoun since as far back as 1375 – so it is certainly not new! For example, rather than saying: \u201cHe and I went to the store\u201d, you would say: \u201cThey and I went to the store\u201d. It also helps avoid the awkwardness of saying \u201cI can\u2019t wait to meet him or her!\u201d – instead, you can simply say: \u201cI can\u2019t wait to meet them!\u201d There are many pronouns beyond she\/her, he\/him, and they\/them – this includes mixed pronouns (when people use multiple different sets of pronouns, such as \u201cshe\/her and they\/them\u201d), and neopronouns (other sets of gender-neutral pronouns, such as ney\/nem, ze\/zi, ey\/em, etc).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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