# Is this a new thing? (He/him), (She/her) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 24, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-thing-he-him-she-her/931377 "2021-01-24T17:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![daisysmithh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@daisysmithh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daisysmithh)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-thing-he-him-she-her/931377/41 "2021-02-04T10:31:19Z")
It’s a thing. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-thing-he-him-she-her/931377/42 "2021-02-04T17:37:59Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > So it’s possible in Discourse then? I wonder whether it requires an admin to add the field? > > – I suppose anybody could add theirs someplace in their profile, but it might be good to have a field for it, preferably one that would show up by clicking on the avatar (as location will, if people fill it out) without having to go to a separate page. I can see yours in your profile if I click on your avatar. So whatever you did worked. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-thing-he-him-she-her/931377/43 "2021-02-05T00:00:12Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > I can see yours in your profile if I click on your avatar. So whatever you did worked. Now I don’t remember what I did! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-new-thing-he-him-she-her/931377.md?page=2)