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Should I Put Pronouns in My Bio?

Should I Put Pronouns in My Bio?

An act of solidarity with trans-people, bland virtue-signally, or denial of human biology?

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Michael F. Bird
Oct 08, 2021
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To Pronoun or Not to Pronoun

A recent trend is to put one’s preferred personal pronouns in one’s social media bio, or else to state one’s personal pronouns before addressing a public gathering. I understand why this is important to many people, but there is a side to this pronoun advertising game that deeply concerns me.

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