A woke Canadian academic whose research includes working with young children to create “queer- and trans-centered spaces” is drawing mockery online for his choice of pronouns — his full name, all lowercase.
The PhD — who is transgender and presents as man with a goatee — asked on Facebook to be referred to by his full name, j wallace skelton, in place of traditional third-person pronouns like him, her or they — including the lowercase letters.
J. Wallace Skelton raised eyebrows with his bizarre insistence he be referred to by his name in full instead of traditional third-person pronouns. University of Regina “lower case letters please,” the header on his Facebook profile reads for reasons unknown.
Skelton, an assistant professor of queer studies in education at the University of Regina, says on his website that he is the father of a “non-binary ten year old,” whom he says is a frequent research partner.
One of the duo’s projects — as detailed on Skelton’s personal website — centers around “how do 2SLGBTQ children and children from 2SLGBTQ families envision educational spaces that meet their needs,” he wrote, using Canada’s preferred term for LGBTQ.
“We’re drawing with children 3-12 and their families and caregivers as a way to learn more about what 2SLGBTQ children, and children from 2SLGBTQ families, and their adults imagine queer and trans possibilities in school.”
His page refers to a consulting firm he runs, Juxtapose Consulting, which offers services including “360° training around gender-nonconforming youth (training for teachers and school staff, parents or care providers, health care professionals, and any other relevant individuals).”
According to his bio, Skelton is the author of “Transphobia: deal with it, and be a gender transcender,” an illustrated children’s book containing “information, quizzes, comics and true-to-life scenarios to help kids better understand gender identity.”
The internet had a field day mocking Skelton for his bizarre pronoun choice, with one X user saying he “looks like a self-hating woman on testosterone.”
The Post reached out to Skelton for comment but didn’t immediately hear back.
