What are neopronouns?
Neopronouns are fairly new to society and most people aren’t aware that they exist. It’s pretty confusing if you haven’t heard of them before, but it becomes easy to use when you get the hang of it. The word neopronoun simply means new pronoun. Some examples are xe/xem, ze/zir, ey/em and more. They are used exactly like he/him or she/her.
Why do people use neopronouns?
Non-binary people don’t fit in the male/female gender spectrums, therefore, in the majority, don’t use he/him or she/her. They often use they/them, but sometimes don’t identify as they/them either. So they use neopronouns to feel validated. Anyone can use neopronouns, really. But they don’t pick a “difficult” pronoun just to mess with people. People just pick multiple sets of pronouns for people to use, like if someone uses she/they/xe.
Are neopronouns valid?
YES! Neopronouns are as valid as she/her or he/him. Non-binary is a spectrum, and people can identify wherever on this spectrum. Sometimes, they/them isn’t the right set of pronouns for them, but maybe fae/faer is. Uncommon neopronouns are also valid, like breadself or duckself. They are all neopronouns and are all valid. Even if it doesn’t fit the “norm” of society, people have no right to bash others’ gender identity pronouns.
Neopronouns have only been introduced 5-10 years ago, but they are valid nonetheless and should be normalized within society. Neopronoun users are as human as you are, and have as many basic human rights as you do. We hoped this helped inform you about neopronouns, please try and respect their users!
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