Gender Pronouns and Advocacy in Mental Health Care
Gender pronouns are any set of pronouns that an individual wants others to use to reflect that person’s gender identity. When we use terms such as she, he, her, him, they, them – we are using a person’s pronouns.
While pronouns are a way we can categorize those around us, most of us don’t stop to consider that perhaps the way we see someone, isn’t necessarily aligned with how they identify themselves.
So what happens if a person’s identity is different from how the world identifies them, and how can affirmation of a person’s identity lead to better mental health outcomes?
