Gender pronoun transposition
Template:Short description Gender pronoun transposition or pronoun switching is the substitution of a gendered personal pronoun for another gendered form, especially in the LGBTQ community. When used by gay and queer men, this would entail using the pronoun she instead of he, also known as she-ing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Fabulous she-ing">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Some lesbians and queer women use he/him pronouns in a similar fashion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Often used in the British slang Polari, as well as other forms of LGBTQ language around the world, she-ing has been evidenced across the centuries, both as a way to disguise the subject of one's discussions in public and as a form of endearment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="lithub 2019">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> It is often associated with camp and drag culture.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> She-ing has also been noted in Israel, Russia, Peru, the Philippines, Brazil, and South Africa.<ref>For more on usage in Brazil:Template:PbTemplate:Cite journalTemplate:PbTemplate:Cite journalTemplate:PbTemplate:Cite journal</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name="lithub 2019" /> Objects can also be referred to as she.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="lithub 2019" />