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Personal pronouns

Personal pronouns of a particular grammatical gender or genders that a person wishes to be used in reference to or when speaking about them. They usually align with the person’s gender identity (for example, a female identity corresponds to the pronouns “she” and “her”), but this depends on the person’s own preference.

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