Auxiliary Pronouns, also known as Alternate Pronouns are a pronoun set or sets that one likes less than their primary pronoun set(s), but still allows others to use to refer to oneself. Auxiliary pronouns are usually used by people who use neopronouns and serve as a back up option for people who cannot use their preferred pronouns- such as people whose first language is not English, people with a learning disabilities, or people who otherwise may find it difficult to understand how to properly use an unfamiliar pronoun set. For example, someone whose preferred pronouns are xe/xem, however, they will allow people to use they/them if one has difficultly understanding how to properly use a new pronoun set, making they/them an auxiliary pronoun set. People with emojiself pronouns will commonly use auxiliary pronouns when in real life.
History
It is unknown when the term was coined, however it has been used amongst the community since 2014.
Flag
The auxiliary pronouns flag was coined by a user going by Angel on November 12th, 2020. The black represents 'empty' pronouns that are considered 'genderless', the blue represents pronouns associated with masculinity, the purple represents pronouns associated with neutrality, the pink represents pronouns associated with femininity, dark yellow represents pronouns associated with kingenders, the light yellow represents pronouns associated with xenogenders, and the white represents any other pronouns/neopronouns.