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CMV: Student leaders should not be required to state their pronouns when introducing themselves to a group.

 My university has a pretty strict requirement for student leaders to introduce themselves with the standard - name, year, course - but has recently been requiring these students to also state their pronouns. My understanding of this is that it is to promote a more inclusive environment for non-binary and transgender students.

We get asked by new students and their families more often than not why we introduce ourselves and our pronouns. The majority of the team, besides maybe two or three people, are cis-gender.

It feels a bit counterintuitive to have everyone say their pronouns when only maybe two people of a team of 50 identify with something besides the binary. Is this creating a safe space for non-binary and transgender students or is this enabling a more hostile environment? Additionally, I feel like this negates some of the teams' identities, especially if they are questioning or not entirely comfortable identifying themselves publicly as non-binary or transgender.

My view is that we should not require students to disclose their pronouns when introducing themselves, however if they would feel comfortable sharing then they can.
gpt
You seem to be conflating whether this is the students themselves, or student *leaders* giving pronouns throughout your post. 

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I think to require all *students* to do this in a given setting can be problematic. It can call unwanted attention to the one trans student in a roomful of cis students, or force them to use a pronoun they don't identify with in order to avoid problems. Sometimes this is a healthy exercise, but not categorically. 

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For the student *leaders* to do this, from their position of formal, institutionally sanctioned leadership, makes complete sense. It sends an unambigious message that the institution and their agents (the leaders) are trained on these issues, have awareness of atypical pronouns, and are open to hearing & respecting someone's pronoun preferences.