Today we will be discussing misgendering with Phil, the importance of using the right pronouns, what to do if you make a mistake and some advice on resources available.
If you know someone who wishes to change the pronoun by which they are referred (for example from she to he), try to understand it is very important to them that you respect this, even if you initially find it difficult to consider them that gender. Deliberately using a different pronoun for the person will be experienced as offensive, judgemental and hurtful
Most trans people will use the most common pronouns, ‘he’ and ‘she’, to refer to themselves. However, some people may use the gender neutral pronouns ‘they’ and ‘their’ in the singular sense.
