Editing Pronoun badges

[[File:Pronoun_badges.jpg|thumb|Image of four pronoun badges. From https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/CwtshPride]]

Pronouns badges can help other people learn and remember which pronouns to call you by. You could wear a badge, jewelry, accessory, or piece of clothing with your pronouns written on it. You can use craft materials to create your own badge, or you can buy one from craft workers. 

== Physical badges ==

There are many places you can buy physical pronoun badges from online. 

* [https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/CwtshPride CwtshPride] makes pronoun pins and lots of various feminist badges.
* [https://nngenderfluid.squarespace.com Non-Newtonian Gender Fluid] makes adhesive labels and pin-back badges that look like common "Hello My Name Is" stickers, but below your name, you have your pronouns. This can suit you if you want to remind people of your new [[Names|name]] as well as your new pronouns. If you use a wet erase pen on the pin-back badges, you can change your name and pronouns as often as you need.
* [https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpacerobotStudio Spacerobot Studio] makes necklaces that have charms that you can flip over to show your current pronoun. This can suit you if you change your pronouns very often, because of being [[genderfluid]], or just experimenting with what pronouns you like best.
* [http://www.storenvy.com/stores/421713-hat-s-more-like-it Hat's More Like It], and [https://www.etsy.com/shop/CometBirthmark CometBirthmark] make hand-knit hats with big pronouns on them.

The above list gives only a few examples of those who sell pronouns you can wear. If you search for "pronouns" on [http://www.etsy.com Etsy.com] or [http://storenvy.com Storenvy.com], you will likely find your pronouns on things by many more makers. You can find many who make printed pin-back badges, as well as punk-style hand-embroidered patches. Take some time to browse and find a badge that really says you. For an easy comparison, see a collection of many sellers that make pronoun accessories and clothing on the [https://www.pinterest.com/camphus/wear-your-pronouns/ Wear Your Pronouns] pinboard. To keep it short and not overwhelming, the pinboard shows only one or two pictures for each seller.

== Virtual badges==

You can also wear a virtual badge by writing your pronouns in your profiles on the Internet. Although this may have started with nonbinary folks, it is becoming common practice for transgender and cisgender people alike to put their pronouns in their Internet profiles. Here is a made-up example of a Twitter profile that gives pronouns:<blockquote>Mx Morgan Doe </blockquote>

<blockquote>Liberal Arts major, author. 23. Nonbinary. Pronouns: they, them, their, theirs, themself.</blockquote>

You can use the above example as a template for writing your own. If space is too limited to list all the forms of your pronoun, you can instead write only the nominative form of your pronoun ("Pronoun: they") or only the reflexive form ("Pronoun: themself"). The above example is also just right for the sidebar profile in sites such as Tumblr.com. On social networking web-sites that let you write longer profiles, you can tell more about your pronouns. For an example of how to write about them, use some traits from the template letter that is higher on this page. Limit your talk about your pronouns to a paragraph or two, at most.

In order to make it easier for people to put their pronouns in profiles with limited space, [https://www.twitter.com/morganastra @morganastra] and [https://www.twitter.com/thelseraphim @thelseraphim] created a web-site called [http://pronoun.is/ Pronoun Island]. Anyone can use it to create a link to a page that lists their pronouns and how to use them. For some pronouns that are built into the project, the web address is very short, so it's ideal for Twitter. People can also ask on Github for more pronouns to be added in the short form. If you want more flexibility, you could also try out [https://pronouny.xyz Pronouny] which is like a social network just for sharing pronouns and names ([[User:Falkirks]] made it).

== See also ==

* [[Pronouns]]
* [[English neutral pronouns]]
* [[Gender neutral language]]
* [[Gender neutral language in English]]
* [[Practical resources]]

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