People are now able to express their personal gender pronouns on social media, making it easier for people to address them correctly.
Global (23 September 2021) – As the world becomes more inclusive, our language needs to change along with it and become more inclusive too. Personal gender pronouns are a good place to start to make a more inclusive society.
Allowing someone to embrace their own identity is one of the most empowering things you can do for a person. Just letting them be who they need to be.
In a continued effort for users to have more control over their identity, Instagram is making it easier for people to publicly display their pronouns on their profile via a new field. Instagram has always been a place where users can express and be themselves – and with this latest feature, IG is excited to normalise pronoun usage while promoting a more thoughtful community.
The following pronouns are available:
| Subject | Object | Possessive |
| he | him | his |
| she | her | hers |
| they | them | theirs |
| ze | zir | zir |
| zie | hir | hir |
| per | per | pers |
| xe | xem | xyr |
| fae | faer | faer |
| ve | ver | vis |
| vi | vir | vis |
| e/ey | em | eir |
If this is all new to you and you are wanting to learn more about personal gender pronouns, the University of Wisconsin has a great resource on the topic. You can read it here.
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