What do she / her / hers pronouns mean? | LGBT terms explained | Heckin' Unicorn (2024)

by Yu Sheng Teo | Updated on September 16, 2021

“She / Her / Hers” is a set ofgender-specificpronounstypicallyused to refer to women or girls.Some nonbinary folks, as well as genderfluid or genderqueer folks, may also use the“She / Her / Hers” pronouns.

The sharing or display of pronounsin the workplace, or on social media profiles, has also became increasingly common. Pronouns are not indicative of a person’ssexual orientation, sonaturally, not everyone who shares or displays their pronouns identify asLGBTQ+. The reasonstraight,cisgenderpeople share ordisplay their pronouns is simple: they want to show others that they will respecteveryone’s pronouns; in other words, displaying their pronouns is a way to let others know (especially LGBTQ+ folks) that theywill create a safe space for any LGBTQ+ folks around them.

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