“Ambiguous Pronouns” with Susan Stryker (Queer Forms and Pronouns Series) It was an incredible honour to have THE Susan Stryker join me for a chat about ambiguous pronouns, trans literature and linguistic creativity. Susan’s wealth of knowledge on pronouns across languages and literary history was incredibly enriching and allowed me to speak about some of my favourite examples of ambiguous pronoun use in literature. This conversation is part of a miniseries that accompanies my book Queer Forms and Pronouns: Gender Nonconformity in Anglophone Literature (Oxford University Press, 2026). I hope you like hearing more from your host, but not to worry: we will be back to our usual format in just a few weeks.   References: Susan Stryker’s “My Words to Victor Frankenstein above the Village of Chamounix” Susan Stryker’s Transgender History Susan Stryker, Stephen Wittle, Aren Aizura (eds) The Transgender Studies Reader Susan Stryker’s Changing Gender: The History and Future of a Concept (August 2026) Sara Taylor’s The Lauras Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s The Sleeping Hermaphrodite (1620) Teagan Bradway Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer (2019) Lal Zimman Rivers Solomon Aphra Behn’s “To The Fair Clorinda” and “The Widow Ranter” Thomas(ine) Hall Nathaniel Bacon Mel Y. Chen Andrea Lawlor’s Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl Andrea Gibson’s “Your Life”   Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: -      Which pronouns are ambiguous when it comes to gender in English? Which ones are ambiguous in your first or favourite language? -      What creates ambiguity when we use pronouns? How might this ambiguity be productive? -      Susan explains why gendered pronouns in English function in an unusual way compared to other languages. What is something new you learned about this? -      We speak about why literature can teach us something about pronoun use that we might overlook when focusing on grammar. What is that? -      Can you name one of the examples of ambiguous pronoun use in literature we discuss?      

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“Singular They” with Laura Paterson (Queer Forms and Pronouns Series) Welcome to a miniseries about gender nonconformity pronouns in literature! In this episode, the amazing linguist Laura Paterson asks me many clever questions about singular they in literature. We talk about the function of pronouns, common misunderstanding about singular they, and neutral versus gender-nonconforming use of this fantastic third person pronoun. Whether you would like reading recommendations (Virginia Woolf, Lamya H, Rae Spoon…) or some insight into what singular they can do in creative and academic writing, this episode might have some answers – or questions – for you.   References Lena Mattheis’ Queer Forms and Pronouns: Gender Nonconformity in Anglophone Literature (Oxford University Press, 2026) Laura Paterson (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns (Routledge, 2023) Anna Livia Lamya H’s Hijab Butch Blues (2023) Rae Spoon’s Green Glass Ghosts (2021) Jeanette Winterson’s Written on the Body (1992) Anne Garréta’s Sphinx (1986) Charlie Josephine’s I, Joan (2022) The Globe https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/identity-in-i-joan/ Kit Heyam Laura Paterson and Georgina Turner (eds) Approaches to Discourses of Marriage (Routledge, 2024) Lal Zimman   Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: -     What is a pronoun? -     How does Lena define gender-nonconformity pronouns? -     Why is it relevant whether a narrator comments on pronoun use or not? Which examples does Lena provide? -     Which literary texts do Laura and Lena mention? Which one would you like to read and why? -     What do Laura and Lena discuss about pronouns in academic writing? Do you have an established practice for this?

📣 New Podcast! "“Singular They” with Laura Paterson (Queer Forms and Pronouns Series)" on @Spreaker #gender #gendernonconformity #gnc #gncpronoun #lgbtqialiterature #literature #misgendering #neopronouns #nonbinary #nonbinarylanguage #nonbinaryliterature #nonbinarypronoun #pronoun #pronouns

So..the #pronoun labeler is gone...why? #lgbtq

Album artwork for SLAP ME IN THE FACE by PRONOUN from SLAP ME IN THE FACE - Single

PRONOUN just delivered "SLAP ME IN THE FACE" and honestly, sometimes we all need that wake-up call 🎵 Perfect timing for your Thursday evening reality check ✨

#NowWaveRadio #Pronoun #SynthPop

Custody officer claims unfair dismissal over prisoner pronoun refusal David Toshack told an employment tribunal he was sacked by GeoAmey for refusing to call male-born trans woman inmates 'she' or 'her'.

#CustodyOfficer claims unfair dismissal over prisoner #pronoun refusal.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Guess it'll be the authors hotline next!

I'm laughing my ass off. The Them are freaking out over #MastersOfTheUniverse because #He-Man has a #pronoun!

#OnThisDay in 1989 #Rebis debuted in @dc.com #TheDoomPatrol #comics #21 #NegativeMan #LarryTrainor’s #negativeEnergyForm is revealed a #sentientBeing #capableOfThoughtAndSpeech & includes #DrEleanorPoole in its merging with Larry & exhibits #superiorIntellect #psychicPowers as OG #DC #pronoun player

What would you think about referring to God as the singular THEY rather than the masculine HE?

#Christian #love #Gender #nonbinary #pronoun

I'm excited to share our latest article on #pronoun use among UK #HIV and sexual health clinic staff. Pronoun sharing improves trans-inclusivity for service users but isn't standard practice in @england.nhs.uk. Our quantitative+qualitative survey of over 600(!) clinic staff (doctors, nurses, admin)

Using my #foodstamps to buy #bluehairdye and a new #pronoun

By the way: Some of our members are also cooking up papers on #pronoun practices.
@theresaheyd.bsky.social is working on a manuscript on "mock pronouns" as a digital linguistic practice. Mock pronouns take the shape of 'pronuns in bio' but consist of ridiculing or nonsensical linguistic material...

Show RESPECT
Respect isn't complicated.
We honor names, titles, and ranks because we value people.
Pronouns are no different.
They're part of who someone is.
Using them correctly costs nothing but means everything.

#InternationalPronounsDay #ShareYourPronouns #Respect #Pronoun

#davidsmonthofmusic
#musicchallenge #musicsky #yazoo #yaz #alisonmoyet

Day 6 of of David’s #October challenge is a #song title including a #pronoun

Yay I get to share this banger! 🔥

“Bring Your Love Down” by Yaz
💿 🔊 🎹 from super album Upstairs at Eric’s

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Xf...

#davidsmonthofmudic #musicchallenge #musicsky #october #pronoun #tonightssunshine #tucson #rocklocal #azindie #livemusic

Day 6

Song with a pronoun in the title

TONIGHT'S SUNSHINE : She's a Rat

youtu.be/lTZH7lquZ1o?...

#DavidsMonthofMusic
@dmiddleham.bsky.social
#MusicChallenge
#amcygray
#Itry
#pronoun

Oct A Pronoun in the title

Macy Gray
I Try

the pronoun is I

some people are still learning what pronouns are and
I (pronoun) will help

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEQ0...

pronouns forbidden word project image: old cross © holly troy 9.2025 “A word referring to someone in the third person. Apparently, a malleable form of self-expression that needs to be at the forefront…

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

pronouns

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

holly-troy.com/2025/09/23/p...

#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #leadership #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #pronoun #bias

pronoun forbidden word project image: doggo © holly troy 9.2025 “A pronoun is a type of word that replaces a noun (reminder, a noun is a person, place, or thing). Pronouns are words like she, you, hi…

Today's insanity from the Forbidden Words Project word(s) of the day:

pronoun

You can’t say or write this in the #Trump #Regime.

holly-troy.com/2025/09/22/p...

#forbiddenwords #aclu #fascism #leadership #violence #politics #facts #censorship #suppression #pronoun #bias

This is AWESOME.

The #Pronoun argument is flat out dumb.

The #Republican confusion is classic.

Banning pronouns means banning Mr/Mrs too.

It means banning gendered titles, like His Excellency/Her Excellency.

It’s a HOLLOW, meaningless fight meant to isolate + marginalize the #LGBTQ community.

8/10
The case comes as the use of the clause is becoming more frequent across Canada.

Since #Bill21 was passed, other provinces have followed suit, including #Saskatchewan, which invoked the clause in 2023 to pass its controversial #School #Pronoun Policy.
#SKPoli #QCPoli

some #pronoun jokes
#standupcomedy #nonbinary #neopronouns

Judge can review Saskatchewan pronoun law despite use of notwithstanding clause, appeal court rules Law enacted in 2023 requires parental consent for when students under 16 want to change their pronouns or names at school

Charter Rights: Judge can review #Saskatchewan #pronoun law despite use of notwithstanding clause, appeal court rules. #education #lgbt www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Appeal court rules litigation of Sask. pronoun policy can continue | CBC News The decision hinged on whether the court has jurisdiction to issue a declaration that a law violates sections of the Charter despite the invocation of the notwithstanding clause.

#Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled challenge to #pronoun law can continue. Law requires parental consent for children under age of 16 who want to use different name or pronoun at school. Law used Charter Rights #notwithstandingclause. #education #lgbt www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I have no #pronoun preferences, whatsoever!

I’ll happily honor yours, but with me?

You can never be wrong, & I will never correct you 🤓

Whatever you feel, or your habit, impulse, whatever!

It’s interesting feedback on how I’m presenting & being perceived, frankly 💁‍♀️💁‍♂️

#trans #pride #queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

If they made a video game about me and my friends it would get called “too woke” #pronoun

The latest #HSE course
#Pronoun Training

#yall #second-person #plural #pronoun #linguistic #gap #language #evolution #stigmatization #cultural #significance #hip-hop #culture #linguistic #inclusivity #regional #dialect #southern #American #English #linguistic #acceptance #vernacular #language #linguistic #change #anguage #history

or any other ridiculous excuse for a change in out-look. don't get it twisted my view & out-look is for my understanding & sanity. it is called #demigendered or #multigendered & I do blame the number of voices in my head that they can't pick a #pronoun. #LGBTQ #Queerwriters 👇

I means If Id need a #pronoun do define who tf I am it'd be I🤪 not just the 9th letter of the alphabet even

#ITISI #MINDOFJSON ha! #fuckai use ur noodles