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All Gender Toilets
You may have noticed 91制片厂's first All Gender Toilet in the Foundation Building. These are also available in JHN and Thurles. More to come in TARA. This is part of our work to support trans staff and students. An All Gender toilet is one which can be used by a person of any gender or gender identity.
Pronouns
What are pronouns?
Ways people refer to themselves 鈥 often related to gender e.g. he/she/they.
A pronoun is a word by which we refer to someone without using their name. For example you can say 鈥淪ebastian is an excellent dancer, he teaches ballet and hip-hop.鈥 The 鈥渉e鈥 in the second part of that sentence is the pronoun by which you referred to Sebastian.
How to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community
Gender Neutral Language
Although we may have been conditioned by society to assume people鈥檚 pronouns, by making a conscious effort not to do so we can create a more inclusive environment for those around us. When addressing groups of people try to avoid binary language such as saying 鈥渓adies and gentlemen鈥 or 鈥渂oys and girls,鈥 instead consider using language that is gender neutral such as friends, classmates or everybody.
Some people like to put their pronouns up (on emails etc) to support others
Adding a line to the end of your email that outlines which pronouns you prefer to be addressed by can normalise the conversation around gender pronouns.
Putting your pronouns in your bio or email signature is a small gesture which signals your support for trans and non-binary folks. .
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