Following are some resources and additional materials from our January 21st cultural fluency conversation on gender identity, personal pronoun use, and inclusive language.

From Planned Parenthood, definitions of Sex, Gender, and Gender Identity.

Here is a link to the Family Inclusive Language Guide, developed by Margaret Middleton.

The article below is focused on addressing racism in comments in the galleries, but the technique of “reframing” the comment could also be used to deal with gender stereotyping:

The Societal Frame_ A Tool To Address Racism in the Galleries

A great informational site on personal pronoun use is MyPronouns.org. In particular, there are some short videos that help to explain personal pronouns and trans/genderqueer identity.