Pronoun Usage and Mental Health Impacts of Pronoun Respect in TGNB Young People
Trevor Project
December 2025
“The use and respect of one’s pronouns are essential components of gender identity expression and affirmation for transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) young people. Less than half (46%) of TGNB young people reported that a lot or most/all of the people in their lives respected their pronouns. TGNB young people who reported experiencing pronoun respect reported significantly lower rates of a past-year suicide attempt (11%) compared to their peers who did not report pronoun respect (17%).”