Some people use "they" as their gender pronoun, and others use newer words like "ze" and "hir." Many people (young folks, especially) are also creating their own words as they explore their identities. Just like with acronyms, gender pronouns often change and evolve over time. Ze, hir, xe, and the singular they are gender-neutral pronouns, used just like you would use any other in a sentence. They initially arose out of the necessity for more inclusive pronouns as the women's rights movement grew in the 19th century. Ze/xem/xyrs Sie/hir/hirs Why Do People Use Neopronouns? Before we get into why people use neopronouns, we have to discuss what it means to be non-binary. For a long time, gender was presumed to Transgender YouTuber Jackson Bird explains gender pronouns such as ze and they/them, gives us a list of gender pronouns that exist and share pronouns meaning - including why they're imp Ze, Zir, Zem, Zeir. Ze - pronounced "zee" -and its variations: zir, zem, and zeir, are gender-neutral pronouns that can be used to refer to people who are non-binary, genderfluid, genderqueer, trans, and/or don't identify with the gender binary. Other variations and tenses of these pronouns include zyrself and zirself. Gender pronouns: What do ze and zir mean? Ze, zir, zie and ze and are all gender pronouns - much like he/him, she/her and they/them - that some transgender, non-binary or gender-non-conforming people might use if gender neutral pronouns make them feel more comfortable. Ze/zer and other more recently created pronouns are a little more complicated. We can use she/her/hers/herself as a model to explore this. Ze/zer/zers/zerself is the version I've seen most often, but it can have several variations, such as ze (or zie)/hir/hirs/hirself or ze/zir/zirs/zirself. UGHCYgl.