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For the people that don't believe in genders or don't associate with a specific gender, how do you feel about using words such as "his", "hers", "him", "he" and "she"?

Asked by OpryLeigh (25305points) October 5th, 2009

For many people they are simple, everyday words eg: “I saw him yesterday” but many people don’t associate or believe in genders and so I wonder, if you are one of those people do you object to being called “him” or “her”?

Personally, despite my tomboy tendancies I have always been comfortable with the fact that I am female and, for the most part, have always associated myself with being female. I don’t have a problem with being labeled in this way because, to me, it is so simple.

Up until very recently I was ignorant of the fact that many people don’t belive in or associate with specific genders. Of course I was aware of people that felt they were trapped in the “wrong body” but these people still associate with a gender even if they are not in that genders body.

Apologies if this question sounds extremely ignorant. I am just wondering where the the line is when it comes to labelling because even something as simple as calling someone a “he” is labelling right?

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