No More Boys and Girls at Harvard as Students Identify as Transgender 'Hir' and 'Ze'
A school at Harvard University has announced that they will allow students to identify with nontraditional gender pronouns like "hir" and "ze."
Harvard's faculty of arts and sciences' registration tool has expanded the number of pronouns students can use to identify as "transgender." They can state a preference for "ze, hir, hirs" or "they, them, theirs."
FAS Registrar Michael P. Burke told the campus publication The Crimson earlier this week that the change had been considered for years.
"[It's intended to] make students feel more comfortable with their gender identity," said Burke, whose offices worked with LGBT campus groups to implement the change....