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Seeing as it's #InternationalPronounsDay, I'd like to remind you that singular they/them are genderless pronouns by definition. These do not refer exclusively to any nonbinary gender identities, and do not belong to nonbinary people.
They/them can be used for anyone and everyone.
If you don't know what someone's preferred pronouns are, using they/them is always a gramatically correct choice, because these words refer simply to "this one person"
Try to remember that some people have a more complicated relationship with pronouns than you do.
Encouraging people in give pronouns in their bio is nice, but try not to be so heavy handed. It's rude to insist.
Instead, consider normalising the use of they/them for anyone who doesn't explicitly state their pronouns.
This post brought to you by that one enby who kinda dislikes using pronouns and tends to try and avoid them, due to preferences changing from time to time.
They/them is normally my preference.
I'm usually ok with she/her.
He/him is sometimes acceptable.
I don't know how I feel about any others.
(The lack of personal pronouns is a big part of why I like Japanese. And I wonder if the excessively gendered language might be part of why I don't seem to get on with French.)
@InvaderXan
is it still:
- couple of men : ils
- couple of women : elles
- couple of women and one man : ils?
this infuriated me in french class in secondary school
@StroomAfwaarts Yeah, that always bothered me too. Take 100 women and 1 man, and you need to say ils.
@InvaderXan ah, Finnish is beautiful in it's indifference about gender
Please? Like, this a lot. I'd prefer if there was a neutral default for when you don't know somebody's gender instead of having to out myself to strangers.
@InvaderXan would you mind if I linked to this in my toot about my pronouns? I just can't think of a better way to say this
@GwenfarsGarden Of course you can, please feel free! 
@InvaderXan
Question from French speaking person.
In this case, do we say "they is", or "they are" ?
@punky "They are" is the correct way to say it. These pronouns use plural form, even when referring to a single person.
@InvaderXan
Thanks a lot !
