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Why pronoun declarations feel hollow for cisgender people

Everyone at work uses pronouns in their email signatures now and I keep mine but wonder if I am just following convention rather than making a statement.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Performative allyship gestures highlight the unexamined nature of your own gender experience.

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“Where Are You with Cisgender identity examined?”

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