The pronoun guide warns, “Referring to someone with the wrong gender pronoun is one way to misgender someone and can trigger dysphoria,” adding that “[u]sing a person’s correct gender pronouns shows support and respect.”
The guide also lists “xe” and “xyrself,” “per” and “perself,” and “ey” and “emself” as alternative pronouns.
UND’s gender closet provides “access to free identify [sic] affirming clothing for UND students.”
“The closet helps support trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse students feel comfortable and validated so they can be their authentic selves while pushing forward in their education,” reads the closet webpage.
[By putting them in a closet? Man, times have *really* changed. Even besides the affront to reality that this represents, it’s yet another instance of infantilization of adults. Are we to believe that college students are incapable of selecting their own clothing now? If so, how did they qualify for college admission? — Ed]
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