🌈 Not Listing Your Pronouns Is Transphobic — Here’s Why

🌈 Not Listing Your Pronouns Is Transphobic — Here’s Why

Van Ethan Levy

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

San Diego, United States

Medically reviewed by TherapyRoute
Not listing your pronouns is transphobic. Here’s why pronoun series matters in therapeutic, medical, educational, and community spaces — and how it actively combats transphobia and supports identity-affirming practices.

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Van Ethan

Van Ethan Levy (they | elle)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

San Diego, United States

I offer therapy via phone and online. My focus is culturally responsive trauma-informed care that is client centered.

Van Ethan Levy (they | elle) is a qualified Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, based in San Diego, United States. With a commitment to mental health, Van Ethan provides services in , including Advocacy, Psych & Diagnostic Assessment, Advocacy, Mindfulness, Adolescent Therapy, EMDR, Therapy, Individual Therapy and Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment. Van Ethan has expertise in .