International Transgender Day of Visibility, celebrated on March 31st, is a time to recognise the resilience of transgender and gender-diverse individuals. 

You may have heard recently that the NHS is encouraging employees to put their pronouns in their email signatures, as well as creating “pronoun badges” for employees to wear, to share their pronouns with their colleagues and patients. But why are pronouns so important, especially in the NHS, and which pronouns should you be aware of?