So I have basically been using he/him pronouns my whole life but recently I began thinking about using they/them. I have been unsure about it so I talked to two of my friends, Seb & Nik, about the change and then decided to quietly change my pronouns on everything to he/they.
Originally I did not want it to be some big deal but I did begin to get questions so I do want to use the moment to educate and explain my motivations to the best of my ability.
I do not feel as if being male/masculine is that integral to my identity as a whole, so it feels nice to have a gender neutral alternative. I recently filmed a video for something in which I stated that I used both he/him and they/them and it did feel very nice and validating.
Let it be known that I still consider myself to be a cis person so that is where this second dimension of the change comes in. Me using he/they allows for the usage of singular they/them pronouns to be normalized. This hopefully helps out those that use exclusively they/them or perhaps some form of neopronouns (such as nonbinary individuals). Singular they/them pronouns date back to like the 14th century but there is a lot of misinformation attempting to disregard and invalidate them as grammatically incorrect. In this small way, perhaps I can help normalize their usage.
I don't really have a preference between the two, so use whichever with me. I got a message from my sister saying that she would be sure to switch between them. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to reach out.
