12 LGBT celebrities who use rolling gender pronouns, from Elliot Page – who came out as trans in 2020 – to new Sex and the City cast member Sara Ramirez

Sep 28 , 2021

Emma Corrin, Halsey, Elliot Page and Johnathan Van Ness are just a few celebrities who use rolling gender pronouns, although not all of them identify as transgender or nonbinary. Photos: Reuters, AP, AFP, @roxieraeanger/Twitter

Netflix’s The Crown actress Emma Corrin said playing Princess Diana on the TV series about the British royals helped them realise they are nonbinary

Singers Halsey and Kehlani, Queer Eye co-host Johnathan Van Ness and RuPaul’s Drag Race star Shea Couleé changed their Twitter bios to reflect their pronouns

A growing number of celebrities, like Kehlani and Elliot Page, are openly using rolling pronouns. People who use rolling pronouns, or multiple pronouns that can shift over time, may use pronouns like they, ze, he and her. Some people prefer to alternate consistently between sets of pronouns, for example: “She went to the house to get their dog.”

Others may want to be referred to as one set of pronouns one day and another set the next. Some people who use rolling pronouns are trans and/or nonbinary, while others are not. As with people who use single sets of pronouns, it’s important to ask what a person prefers and to not make assumptions about anybody’s pronouns based on their appearance or preconceived notions about them.

Here are 12 celebrities who openly use rolling pronouns.

Elliot Page – he/they

Juno star Elliot Page, pictured here at the Met Gala in 2021, came out as trans in 2020. Photo: AFP

Umbrella Academy and Juno star Elliot Page came out as trans in 2020, sharing that he uses he/they pronouns.

In an open letter posted on Twitter and Instagram, Page spoke out against anti-trans bills across the US and the epidemic of violence against black trans women. Page has continued to speak openly about his gender journey and to advocate for trans rights.

Kehlani – she/they

Popular singer Kehlani came out as a lesbian in April 2021 in an Instagram live video. Photo: AFP

Singer and LGBTQ+ icon Kehlani came out as a lesbian in April 2021 in an Instagram live on her friend’s page.

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