Pronouns role in acknowledging someone’s gender identity is that pronouns provide a simple way to affirm an identity. Everyone has pronouns that are used when referring to them – and getting those pronouns right is not exclusively a transgender issue. Pronouns are basically how we identify ourselves apart from our name. It's how someone refers to you in conversation and affirms their identity. Using the correct pronouns for trans and nonbinary people is a way to let them know that you see them, you affirm them, you accept them.