Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (DEISJ) Resources Guide

This resource guide was created to provide the SUNY Adirondack campus direct access to resources that support diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice.

Helplines & Hotlines

Pride Club

SUNY Adirondack has a PRIDE club available for students to join.

Contact Harley Bradley or visit this page

LGBTQIA+ Definitions

Defining LGBTQIA+ 
  • Lesbian
  • Gay
  • Bisexual 
  • Transgender 
  • Queer and/or Questioning  
  • Intersex
  • Asexual and/or Aromantic and/or Agender 
  • "+" Other Terms that May Not Fit into the Acronyms

Library Resources on LGBTQIA+

Gender Pronouns

What is a Pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that refers to either the people talking (I or you) or someone or something that is being talked about (like she, it, them, and this). Gender pronouns (he/she/they/ze etc.) specifically refer to people that you are talking about.

What are Some Commonly Used Pronouns?

She/her/hers and he/him/his are a few commonly used pronouns. Some people call these “female/feminine” and “male/masculine” pronouns, but many avoid these labels because not everyone who uses he feels like a “male” or “masculine.”

There are also lots of gender-neutral pronouns in use. Here are a few you might hear:

  • They/them/theirs (Shay ate their food because they were hungry.) This is a pretty common gender-neutral pronoun and it can be used in the singular.
  • Ze/hir/hir (James ate hir food because ze was hungry.) Ze is pronounced like “zee” can also be spelled zie or xe, and replaces she/he/they. Hir is pronounced like “here” and replaces her/hers/him/his/they/theirs.
  • Just my name please! (Ashton ate Ashton’s food because Ashton was hungry) Some people prefer using their name as a pronoun instead.

Never refer to a person as “it” or “he-she”. These are offensive slurs used against trans and gender non-conforming individuals.

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