I have a few questions on how to best behave to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible without sounding bad. I hope you guys don’t hate me.
I’m just a straight male. Are my pronouns he/him? Is that how I should tell people? Do you actually tell them as you meet them ? Do I have to wait for a certain social cue ?
How about online. Should I tell people or have it on my personal profile somewhere?
And about respecting other people’s pronouns. How do i figure them out ? Is it a big faux pas if I don’t before I know them ? Is it a faux pas if I refer to someone I just met and I assumed to be male as he/him?
I’ve never seen anyone referring to anyone irl by non conventional pronouns. Is it an actual thing or is it currently being pushed to make the world a more inclusive place?
I’d love some help with all of this.
Bringing up pronouns as a straight man can become counterproductive because it just riles up the right to go after trans people.
Really it’s all about respect and situational awareness. If you are in a generally liberal area, working with the LGBT community, have trans people around, etc then go for it. But if you are around a bunch of maga guys and nobody is trans don’t bother.
The purpose of saying pronouns is to create an environment where people feel safe to casually say whatever pronouns they feel like. Normalizing it so it isn’t a big deal.