drocha86 wrote:
Des already mistakenly called Hiltz she 😰
This can be a difficult hurdle for many of us. Generally, when we talk it can be difficult to consciously monitor our pronoun use. I work with non-binary individuals and am occasionally screwing up when my brain is trying to communicate something on-the-go while also trying to monitor pronoun use. Here's an interesting quote about Hiltz from the San Francisco Chronicle during the Trials:
"Hiltz qualified for their fourth straight US final tonight, but plenty has changed since their last appearance in 2019, when they ran 4:03 to finish third and make their first World Championship team. Last year, they changed coaches from Terrence Mahon to Mac Fleet, and earlier this year they came out as transgender, non-binary."
Me? I think plural when I read this - as in "Whose team changed coaches?"