Native Intro For Social Media Part 4:
Info About Preferred Names and Pronouns:
My Indigenous Pasifika name is No'eau Aitonui Hoata/Heiani Mareva Hoata. If you are Indigenous or Indigenous Pasifika. Please refer to me by that name.
My Vietnamese Kinh name is Ngoc Hein/Xuan Dinh Nguyen. If you are a non native person of color. Please refer to me by that name.
Names on the left is when I am kane/tane/masc. Names on the right is when I am vahine/wahine/ femme.
I do have unisex names for when I am Maohi raerae. Think two spirit, mahu, or fakaleiti native third gender.
But I am not comfortable sharing it on social media. Only use these names if you are a fellow Native or Native Pasifika. Or if you are a non native person of color. Not if you are a non native yt settler.
Names have power. I don't want certain people to refer to me by certain names for obvious reasons.
My English/French name is Christian Henry Nguyen/Charlotte Jeanne Nguyen. If you are a non native white person. You can only refer to me by this name.
Its a lot more nuanced than this. But this is based on our racial, cultural, & gender identities. And their relationship to each other.
Refer to me by full name if its a formal conversation. Refer to me by first name only if its an informal conversation.
Any and all pronouns. Including neopronouns and Indigenous third gender pronouns. He him/ She her. They them. Xer xers. Zer zehir. Native third gender neutral ona.
For unisex or gender nuetral names when I am they them, xer xers, or zer zehir. Ask privately for the names.
I will also accept native masc, femme, & native third gender terms. As well as masc, femme, & nonbinary terms from other cultures of color. Be sure to clarify which is first for me.
Dont assume masc. That queer trans and polyam symbol is in my bio and pinned post for a reason. Esp as a third gender native of color. I really don't want to be misgendered or dead named here like on Twitter again. The only time you can refer to me by masc terms without asking me first is when we are irl for safety reasons.
General rule is. Ask for pronouns first. If I say he him. Refer to me by my names on the left. If I say she her. Refer to me by the names on the right. If I say they them, xer xers, zer zehir. Ask privately for unisex, nonbinary, or third gender names.
Remember. Not always masc. Not always femme. Always nonbinary bigender or genderfluid. Always native third gender. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈⚧