This “genderless” pronoun that appears in Paris

After being promoted in London, Brussels, Berlin and New York, the Finnish word "hän", pronoun of the third person of the singular non "gender", is displayed since Friday in forty stations of the Paris metro. Unlike French, which is divided between "il" and "elle", "hän", a neutral and inclusive pronoun, symbolizes gender equality and tolerance towards sexual minorities that the Finnish government intends to promote. . A real self-promotion operation for this country of 5.5 million inhabitants who carefully values ​​its family policy and its attention to sexual minorities.

It is of course the French lesbian, gay, bi and trans Inter-LGBT association that the Finnish ambassador chose to distinguish, this Wednesday, by an award ceremony during the launch party for his "contribution to the fight against discrimination ” . "Equality issues have always been part of the foreign policy issues in the Nordic countries," says Ambassador

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