The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on allyship and forms of solidarity. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I am a supporter of trans rights and refer to trans or nonbinary persons by their preferred pronouns.

He’s my boss; her dog is cute; they have an exam today — pronouns are a part of speech we use to refer to ourselves and others. They’re an essential component of language — and, as of the last few ...

When it comes to gender neutral pronouns, forget what you were taught in school. Most English textbooks teach pronouns limited to the gender binary. So, you're probably already familiar with ...