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UWM offers gender pronoun guide

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering a how-to guide for students to help them use the appropriate pronouns when referring to other students and professors.

A chart on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center’s (LGBTRC) website lists twelve appropriate pronouns to use, including fae, ae, e, ey, per, ve, xe, ze, and zie, in addition to the traditional he, she, and they, which can be used singularly or plurally. The chart also lists the possessive and reflexive variations of each pronoun.

However, the chart is “not an exhaustive list” of all preferred pronouns, according to the page’s FAQ. It stresses that some students prefer using their name as a pronoun, while others use the plural “they” to refer to themselves singularly.

According to the LGBTRC, using the correct personal gender pronoun, or PGP, is an important part of respecting others’ gender identities.

“It is a privilege to not have to worry about which pronoun someone is going to use for you,” the website says. “If you have this privilege, yet fail to respect someone else’s gender identity, it is not only disrespectful and hurtful, but also oppressive.”

The Center also offers suggestions for students who make a mistake when referring to someone with the wrong gender pronoun. If a student accidentally “mis-gender[s]” another student, that student should apologize in private and “move on” from the situation.

The Center notes that apologizing profusely for a mistake is “inappropriate” and can cause the mis-gendered person to feel uncomfortable. It is the student’s job, the Center says, “to remember people’s PGPs.”