OPINION by Carlos Fuentes
RESPECTING THE USAGE OF PRONOUNS
A CONVERSATION ABOUT GENDER EXPRESSION
T
he conversation around
age, society limits and defines our
behaviors, and pronouns. My gender
pronouns is different for
understanding of pronouns based on a
expression allows me to fluctuate in
everyone. An individual’s pronouns
person’s gender. A majority of people,
how I choose to present daily. There
can be absolutely anything as there are
either from a cultural or social stance,
are days where I feel more feminine,
no rules to a socially constructed idea.
take years to realize this.
while others are more masculine,
Some people prefer he/him, she/her,
Gender expression is how
my pronouns being interchangeable
they/them, or even queen/goddess for
a person presents. This could be
within the process. I mostly dress in
pronouns. Unfortunately at a young
based on clothes, hairstyles, social
masculine clothes, yet behave more
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