1stp

 is an informal term for alternate first person pronouns, which are sets of pronouns used to refer to the self that differ from the traditional I/me/mine/myself.

History
It is unclear when exactly the concept of coining new first person pronouns purely for the sake of self expression originates from. An early set, wei/muis/muir/muirs/muirselves, was created on Tumblr in 2019 by flock-of-changes and vagabond-sun. This set was coined by a median system, although was noted to not be exclusive to medians only. The set was an expansion of the first person pronoun "wei," which vagabond-sun noted was in use on the Daemon page, although the page does not have any information on the history of "wei."

On October 25, 2021, Ezgender proposed a shorthand name for these pronouns in "1stp." This was later posted to his Tumblr, everypronoun, on October 27th. Also On October 25th, a small list of collected 1stp pronouns was posted on everypronoun. Later in November of the same year, he created a pronoun flag format specifically for 1stp pronouns and posted it on his Tumblr. This post mentioned first person it/its and mew/mews.

Usage
First person pronouns are generally used to replace first person nouns. (For a larger list of 1stp pronouns, please see 1stp/List.)

Reasons for Usage
Alternate first person pronouns may or may not be connected to being transgender. Other reasons for wanting to use these pronouns include neurodivergence, typing quirks, or a general want for self expression.

Pronouns that mix, or are alternatives to "we" and "I" may be especially useful to plural people. "Wei" as a pronoun specifically seems to have originated from daemonism, and alternate 1stp pronouns have become somewhat more popular in plural communities.

"Multiplicity, or being part of a multiple system, on the other hand is an umbrella term for a number of phenomena of having more than one person and/or individual in the same body. Multiplicity can include a wide variety of phenomena from walk-ins, mental constructs that gained separate sovereignty, multiplicity that is natural from birth, and much more. The number of individuals in a system can vary from two onward and upward. The connection and relationships between these members, often referred to as headmates within the multiple community, can vary greatly beyond simply being like a ‘friend’ or ‘sibling’ or ‘roommate.’ The term ’multiplicity’ is truly quite an umbrella term and no two systems just as any group of people will be or act alike in relationship structure and life together.

Daemonism is a concept/philosophy in which an individual, referred to as a daemian, imagines seeing and speaks to, often exultingly mentally, their daemon. A daemon is often likened to by many daemians as a mixture of an imaginary friend, a mental construct, and Carl Jung’s archetypal anima and animus that basically embodies part of that person’s mental thought process. The drive towards having a daemon varies among daemians, though the most common reasons stem from influences involving self-introspection, entertainment and/or comfort."

- Daemonism, Therianthropy, & Multiplicity by Earth Listener, March 2011

Statistics
It is unclear how many people use 1stp neopronouns, as the concept is very uncommon.

Misgendering
See main article: Misgendering

Using the incorrect pronouns for someone when you are aware of their pronouns is misgendering. This can extend to purposefully not using someone's first person pronouns in applicable situations like quoting and imitating them.

Misgendering is an act of erasure and transphobia, which has been linked to mental health struggles and suicide. The U.S. Transgender Survey states that 54% of those living with unsupportive families, where their family members may misgender them, had attempted suicide within their lifetime. 37% of those with supportive families had attempted suicide at some point of their lives.

Canon Representation
In the Katamari game series, which began with 2004's Katamari Damacy, The King of All Cosmos uses plural first person pronouns (we/our) for himself exclusively. In (at least one translation of) the Japanese dub of the Pokemon animes that premiered in 2017, Ash's Pikachu is shown to use pi/pis/piself first person pronouns.

List of 1stp Pronouns
See main article: 1stp/List

Flags
Like other parts of a person's identity, like their gender or orientation, flags may be made specifically for pronouns. Unlike other facets of identity, pronoun flags at large don't follow any real common convention. Flags for pronouns vary wildly in design, number of stripes, and symbols used. A pronoun flag format called "pronoun path" is used by Tumblr user mothpride. This refers to a specific design of flag that uses two overlapping stripes, with each flag being unaligned with any identity, just pronouns. The first example of this format being used was posted November 10th, 2020, and the term "pronoun path" was first used in another post the same day. It is unclear if this flag format can extend to first person pronouns, however.

In 2021, Ezgender designed a proposed "standard pronoun template" and released a free online template for it. Later in November of the same year, he created a pronoun flag format specifically for 1stp pronouns and posted it on his Tumblr.