That PhD Life: They/them Resource Library

Interested in learning more? Here is a collection of online media resources--podcasts, articles, documentaries, book--regarding trans, non-binary, and queer identity. There is no limit to how far you want to dive if you want to look deeper into the world of non-conforming gender and the identity politics that accompany it.

They/them as a singular pronoun

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU GO BY "THEY" PRONOUNS?

They/Them Pronouns - How do I remember to use them?

Making a case for a singular ‘they’ (Associated Press)

It's Time for They (The New York Times)

The past, present, and future of the singular “they”: The pronoun is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. Here’s why.

What Is the Singular They, and Why Should I Use It?

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gender-Neutral Pronouns

Beyond 'he' and 'she': The rise of non-binary pronouns

Gender neutrality in languages with gendered third-person pronouns

Why pronouns are important

Why Gender Pronouns Matter (YouTube)
"You look like a girl, so I'm going to call you girl" (YouTube)
What and why of pronouns
Pronouns During a Pandemic (They & Us Podcast)

The biological, evolutionary, genetic, and cultural components of trans identity

How genes and evolution shape gender – and transgender – identity
The largest study involving transgender people (Nature)
Gonads: X & Y (RadioLab podcast)

Podcast summary: A lot of us understand biological sex with a pretty fateful underpinning: if you’re born with XX chromosomes, you’re female; if you’re born with XY chromosomes, you’re male. But it turns out, our relationship to the opposite sex is more complicated than we think.