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INTERNATIONAL PRONOUNS DAY [1 record]

Record 1 2021-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Psychology
OBS

International Pronouns Day seeks to make respecting, sharing, and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for themselves is basic to human dignity. Being referred to by the wrong pronouns particularly affects transgender and gender nonconforming people.

OBS

International Pronouns Day happens each year on the third Wednesday of October.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Psychologie
OBS

La Journée internationale des pronoms [...] vise à faire chose courante le respect et partage des pronoms personnels et de l'éducation les concernant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Psicología
OBS

[El] Día Internacional de los Pronombres [crea] conciencia sobre la importancia del uso de pronombres que las personas determinan que son correctos para ellos. Esto es especialmente importante para las personas que se identifican como transgénero o no conformes con el género.

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