What If We All Used “They”?

by Nadine Hoover
Buffalo Meeting

Many people find it difficult to use “they” for a singular person. 

The pronoun “you,” reserved for aristocracy, was originally plural. When people overcame the rule of monarchs, they used the plural term “you” for everyone, rather than reverting to the singular term “thee" for the aristocracy. Using the plural “you” as a singular pronoun for everyone was an act of justice. 

A Changed Mind and Heart

by Barbara Sinacore
Albany Meeting

Two scenarios brought about my transformation of mind and heart regarding Trans people.

Snapshot:

As a senior citizen, I listened to a song:

I Only Want to Be Pretty

By Debra Burger

It’s not the coarse hair on my chest that defines me.

But a knowing inside about who I am

On Respecting Another’s Gender Identity

by Lu Harper
Rochester Meeting

Quite a few years ago, a friend came to our house to have a conversation with my husband and me, sharing with us their understanding of themselves as a gender non-binary person. Their mother held space for the conversation around the kitchen table.