The Kamala Harris presidential campaign now includes special pronoun options for applicants, as part of its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
The Harris campaign application includes nine different pronoun options, including “xe/xem,” “ze/hir,” “ey/em,” “fae/faer,” and “hu/hu.”
‘Fae/faer’ indicates a genderfluid person, but non-malesometimes of Celtic origin. ‘Hu/hu’, pronouns are gender neutral pronouns in the third person referring for both a man and a woman.
The remaining pronouns are considered gender neutral.
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“Let the employer know what pronouns you use so that he can address you correctly,” the application letter states.
There is a tenth option that allows applicants to create their own “custom” pronouns or gives applicants the ability to ask employers to address them by their “name” only.
The application form includes a question that requires applicants to detail: ‘How would you contribute to creating a diverse culture?’
The Harris campaign application includes nine different pronoun options, including “xe/xem,” “ze/hir,” “ey/em,” “fae/faer,” and “hu/hu”
Vice President Kamala Harris, center right, and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, center left, attend the Capitol Pride Walk and Rally in Washington, D.C.
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Potential employees will also be given the opportunity to participate in an optional survey “to help us evaluate our diversity and inclusion efforts.”
“Do you identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community?” the form asks.
Harris has long considered herself a trailblazer on pronouns, which began during her failed 2020 presidential campaign.
During a CNN presidential forum on LGTBQ issues, Harris declared early in her term, “my pronouns are she, her, and hers.”
The vice president also identified her pronouns after taking office.
During a conference call with gay activists in June 2021, Harris re-identified her pronouns as “she” and “her.” She repeated this at a disability event in 2022, adding that she was the “woman in the blue suit” for people with visual impairments.
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Harris has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ education during the 2024 campaign, appearing on RuPaul’s Drag Race in July to encourage the public to vote.
“We’re all in this together, and your voice is your power,” she said.
In June, she also invited the cast and crew of the TV show Queer Eye to visit the White House and film a video promotion for the administration.