# Choice of personal pronouns **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 10, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-personal-pronouns/927771 "2020-12-10T15:47:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-personal-pronouns/927771/6 "2020-12-10T16:27:37Z")
Given that there is a very extensive discussion of the meaning of gender pronouns in reference to non-binary individuals in both the thread on Page in Cafe Society, and in ATMB, I am going to close this and refer the OP to those threads. > [@Ellen Page is trans/nonbinary now, name is Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-page-is-trans-nonbinary-now-name-is-elliot/926940): > > He came out as gay in 2014 which did not really surprise many people > [@Do the existing rules prohibit people from debating the gender of people who identify as transgender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-existing-rules-prohibit-people-from-debating-the-gender-of-people-who-identify-as-transgender/927272): > > My reading of the rules leads to two related paradoxes. Consider this argument, you do not have to agree with it to see the paradox: Debating the validity of someone’s gender is encouraging readers to treat others differently based on their gender encouraging readers to treating people differently because of their gender constitutes encouraging gender discrimination it is against the rules to encourage gender discrimination without mod approval The first bullet point is contentious, and that’… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choice-of-personal-pronouns/927771)._