Nullpronominal
Nullpronominal, (also known as pronounless, nonpronominal, unpronominal, apronominal, voidpronoun, impronoun, or pronoun't) refers to someone who does not use any third person pronouns. It is a form of pronoun non-conformity.
Instead of using third person pronouns, a nullpronominal individual is usually referred to by name, a nickname, or the sentence can be rephrased to omit pronouns.
People can be nullpronomial for any reason, including neurodivergency, rejecting traditional notions of gender, or that all pronouns make them dysphoric. Some people who do not like he/him, she/her or they/them pronouns will use no pronouns instead of neopronouns.
Spectrum
Main article: Nullpronomial Spectrum
History
People have most likely been going by no pronouns since the creation of gendered pronouns or earlier. It is especially common among nonbinary, gender non-conforming and questioning people.
Community
The most well-known example of nullpronomity is the Public Universal Friend, who was born in 1752. The Friend was an American Quaker who claimed to have been died and reborn by God as a genderless, pronoun-less evangelist. Followers and friends avoided using the Friend's birth name and any pronouns. The Friend's followers became known as the Society of Universal Friends and promoted evangelical Christianity, women's rights, and abolition. The Society founded the town of Jerusalem, New York and the Friend has been referred to as an early example of a public nonbinary or transgender figure.[1]
Statistics
On the 2021 Gender Census, 12.6% of respondents selected "None/avoid pronouns" when asked what pronoun they preferred. Older people were more likely to use no pronouns, with 18% of people over the age of 31 choosing that option compared to 12% of people under 31.[2]
Flag
The nullpronoun flag was designed by Tumblr user imoga-pride on December 23, 2018.[3]
An alternate flag was designed by Tumblr user rainbowlack on March 13th, 2020.[4] It was designed especially for agender and neurodivergent people who feel distanced the concepts of gender and pronouns. The stripes are dark purple to represent the void where pronouns aren’t and the non-binary flag, lavender represents queerness, baby blue represents the trans flag, muted green represents the agender flag, pale yellow for light, visibility and the non-binary flag, and red-ish grey for the grey area of gender and pronouns while still being adequate.
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Gallery
Flags
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The nullpronomial flag by imogai-pride.
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An alternate no pronouns flag by rainbowlack.
