Gender pronouns - using them or not?

Hi Nina,
I still use them, but on forms, etc, they're optional. I have found that despite the current headlines, most people are more than happy to be a [insert pronoun here]. There seems to be a much bigger problem with Mrs/Ms/Miss - women wanting or not wanting to be identified as married.
You can always substitute identifiers like you, they, your, instead of s/he, her, Mr.
A minefield - good luck :)

Much sense comes out of House of Lords in this regard?

hansard.parliament.uk/.../LegislationGender-NeutralLanguage

Interesting, David. 6 years ago, too.

Hi David,

Thank you so much - reading this gave me the best night's sleep I've had for ages... ;)

Perhaps it's time we had a specific gender-neutral word? Say 'Hin', which could mean either/any gender, then Him/Her/etc could be specifically for that particular gender - eg: 'Hin can arrive at 3' or 'She can arrive at 2'. It could also be used in titles, eg: 'Policehin' is a member of the police force, whereas 'Policeman' is a male member.

I know we can use 'person', but it can be a bit of a mouthful.

Hi David,

Thank you so much - reading this gave me the best night's sleep I've had for ages... ;)

Perhaps it's time we had a specific gender-neutral word? Say 'Hin', which could mean either/any gender, then Him/Her/etc could be specifically for that particular gender - eg: 'Hin can arrive at 3' or 'She can arrive at 2'. It could also be used in titles, eg: 'Policehin' is a member of the police force, whereas 'Policeman' is a male member.

I know we can use 'person', but it can be a bit of a mouthful.

just seen this, which chimed somewhat with this thread - loudly enough not to induce somnolence, anyhow.
members.prospect.org.uk/.../Why-we-should-all-start-using-pronouns

Interesting thought, something similar to the one for titles already in use - Mx instead of the standard Mr, Mrs, Ms or Miss options.

I see that so much. I am now referred to as Mr by quite a few organisations now, because i am Miss, but the only choice of title I am increasingly given are Mr, Ms or Mx. As i am none of those, i just chose the first one which invariably is Mr

I am married but I use Miss. I admit it confuses people, especially if I am meeting someone in person and they can see I wear a wedding ring. I think that nowadays we can please ourselves.

I agree, the option for Mrs seems to be disappearing fast as well which would be my personal choice. The other option that is disappearing fast is husband / wife in favour of “partner”.