Rolling pronouns, or rotating pronouns, is the use of multiple

personal pronoun Personal pronouns are pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as ''I''), second person (as ''you''), or third person (as ''he'', ''she'', ''it''). Personal pronouns may also take different f ...

s that can be used alternately or shift over time. They are usually used by

non-binary Non-binary or genderqueer Gender identity, gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gende ...

, transfeminine, and transmasculine people, and are usually used to signify their connection with their

gender identity Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent and consistent with the in ...

while affirming their identity.

Use

Rolling pronouns are usually used by

, transfeminine, and transmasculine people, and the people that use them usually encourage others to rotate or mix them when speaking to or referring to them. The pronouns are meant to signify their connection with their gender identity, while affirming their non-binary identity. Likewise, rolling pronouns are necessary for

genderfluid Gender fluidity (commonly referred to as genderfluid) is a non-fixed gender identity that shifts over time or depending on the situation. These fluctuations can occur at the level of gender identity or gender expression. A genderfluid person m ...

people to affirm their fluctuating gender identity. For instance, writer and podcast host Ada Powers uses she/

they In Modern English, ''they'' is a third-person pronoun relating to a grammatical subject. Morphology In Standard Modern English, ''they'' has five distinct word forms: * ''they'': the nominative (subjective) form * ''them'': the accus ...

pronouns and as expressed: "I identify as a woman, but also as nonbinary. I don’t feel womanhood tells my full story, but I’m not fully divested from it, either.". According to the 2020 Gender Census, around a third of transgender and non-binary people preferred to use two sets of pronouns, and over 10% stated that they liked three or even more sets. The '' LGBTQ Nation'' magazine has argued that by rolling pronouns were becoming more common as a growing amount of young people identified as non-binary. Some use ''pronounfluid'' or ''multipronominal'' to describe this experience.

People

Some celebrities or notable people that use rolling pronouns include the following: *

Amandla Stenberg Amandla Stenberg (born October 23, 1998) is an American actress. She began her career as a child and received recognition for playing List of The Hunger Games characters#Rue, Rue in the action film ''The Hunger Games (film), The Hunger Games'' ( ...

(she/they), '' The Hate U Give'' actress * Bob the Drag Queen (she/he), participant in

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Elliot Page Elliot Page (formerly Ellen Page; born February 21, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ righ ...

(he/they), '' Umbrella Academy'' and '' Juno'' actor * Emma Corrin (she/they), ''

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''’s actress *

Gerard Way Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the Rock music, rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, ''Hesitan ...

(he/they),

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vocalist * Gloria Groove (she/he), singer and drag queen * Halsey (she/they), singer * Ian Alexander (he/they), '' Star Trek: Discovery'' actor * JoJo Siwa (any), singer and dancer * Jonathan Van Ness (she/they/he), '' Queer Eye'' regular * Leslie Feinberg (ze/she/he), activist and writer * Lily Gladstone (she/they), '' Killers of the Flower Moon'' and '' Under the Bridge'' ''actress'' *

Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish ( ; born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. She is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen pop group PopLyfe in 2011. Kehlani's debut mixtape, '' ...

(she/they), singer * Mae Martin (she/they), comedian and '' Feel Good'' star * Rahul Kohli (he/they), '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' actor *

Sara Ramirez Sara Elena Ramírez Vargas (; born August 31, 1975) is an American actor. Born in Mazatlán, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Ramírez moved from Mexico to the United States at eight years old, eventually graduating with a fine arts degree from the Juillia ...

(she/they), ''Grey’s Anatomy'''s actress * Shea Couleé (she/they), drag performer and musician.

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* * {{Authority control LGBTQ linguistics Transgender identities Modern English personal pronouns Personal pronouns Gender fluidity Transgender culture

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