{he,they} / {him,them} / {his,their}
Jeff Kaufman has an announcement on their blog, that I'd like to get behind here:
As part of the process of switching to ungendered pronouns, at some point people need to start being okay with using 'they' with named referents. I'm really optimistic about how 'they' is catching on among genderqueer people, but I'd like to help it along.
So: if you want to use singular 'they' to refer to me, feel free! I'm still happy to be referred to with standard male pronouns, but if you'd like to use 'they', that's equally fine.
Example usage:
- [Ross] lost their hat.
- When you see [Ross], can you give them this note?
- [Ross]'s borrowing a car, so they can drive themself there.
Clarifications, details(, and the real content of this post, let's be honest...):
(1) This is not a thing I feel very strongly about. (Kind of like vegetarianism!) If it makes your life harder to remember to (or you're in a social setting where it would be strange to) not