Lena Kim shows handmade pronoun pins that were just delivered to her niceLena & Friends shop at 1235 Chicago. The resin pins are made by Evanston artist Hannah Williams. People wear them to clearly denote their pronouns—so people don’t have to ask. “I’m non-binary and I go by ‘they,’” Williams said. “A lot of people who work with the public—baristas, teachers and hospital workers—like to wear them to show their identity or show their support. They want to be gendered correctly at their job.” (Photo by Richard Cahan)

Richard Cahan

Richard Cahan takes photos for the Evanston RoundTable. He also is publisher of CityFiles Press, a small but mighty media company that believes in the power of words and pictures. You can reach him at...