The military division authorized using gender pronouns in a piece of correspondence earlier this month, which was made public over the weekend. The document states that while the “use of pronouns (he/him, she/her, or they/them) in an email signature is authorized,” it is “not required.” The signature block in Air …
Read More »‘Woke capital incarnate’: Microsoft event opens with land acknowledgments & pronouns
The virtual event that ran between Tuesday and Thursday had more than 200,000 attendees across the world and featured speakers from CEO Satya Nadella to project and marketing managers speaking about Microsoft’s plans for the future. Before any of that could happen, however, senior program manager Allison Weins had a …
Read More »‘Ze, zir, zirs’: US State Department takes time to celebrate and educate on International Pronouns Day
“Today on International Pronouns Day, we share why many people list pronouns on their email and social media profiles,” the government agency’s Twitter account posted on Wednesday. The tweet includes a link to a government web address with a report on “why” people list their preferred gender pronouns when introducing …
Read More »Never inclusive enough: Guide for use of woke pronouns by British law association met with storm of mockery
The law association, which represents and governs solicitors in the jurisdiction of England and Wales, has been actively participating in the virtual celebration of Pride Month, sharing its latest contribution on social media late on Saturday. The group showcased its supposedly inclusive guide on how to ‘properly’ use pronouns in …
Read More »Instagram will now let users choose pronouns, reportedly from more than 40 options – but some think the list is too restrictive
Users under 18 will display their pronouns only to their followers by default and people can fill out a form to have a pronoun added to the list. Tech website Mashable conducted its own testing and found that there were 41 pronouns currently available on the app. Facebook, which owns …
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