{"id":44397,"date":"2026-04-08T03:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44397"},"modified":"2026-04-08T03:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T03:27:02","slug":"trans-researcher-j-wallace-skelton-roasted-for-absurd-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=44397","title":{"rendered":"Trans researcher j wallace skelton roasted for absurd pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A woke Canadian academic whose research includes working with young children to create <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/26\/sports\/ioc-bans-transgender-women-athletes-from-olympics-with-new-policy-on-female-eligibility\/\">\u201cqueer- and trans-centered spaces\u201d<\/a> is drawing mockery online for his choice of pronouns \u2014 his full name, all lowercase.<\/p>\n<p>The PhD \u2014 who is transgender and presents as a man with a goatee \u2014 asked on Facebook to be referred to by his full name, j wallace skelton, in place of traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/16\/us-news\/national-education-association-instructs-staff-on-neopronouns-xeopronouns-and-how-to-fight-conservative-villains\/\">third-person pronouns<\/a> like him, her or they \u2014 including the lowercase letters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39019770\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>J. Wallace Skelton raised eyebrows with his bizarre insistence he be referred to by his name in full instead of traditional third-person pronouns. <span class=\"credit\">University of Regina<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201clower case letters please,\u201d the header on his Facebook profile reads for reasons unknown.<\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cnon-binary ten year old,\u201d whom he says is a frequent research partner.<\/p>\n<p>One of the duo\u2019s projects \u2014 as detailed on Skelton\u2019s personal website \u2014 centers around \u201chow do 2SLGBTQ children and children from 2SLGBTQ families envision educational spaces that meet their needs,\u201d he wrote, using Canada\u2019s preferred term for LGBTQ.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His page refers to a consulting firm he runs, Juxtapose Consulting, which offers services including \u201c360\u00b0 training around <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/16\/opinion\/teachers-union-pushes-neopronouns-but-claims-name-america-is-a-problem\/\">gender-nonconforming youth<\/a> (training for teachers and school staff, parents or care providers, health care professionals, and any other relevant individuals).\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39020174\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.58461538;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39020174\" width=\"515\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg\" alt=\"J Wallace Skelton, assistant professor of queer studies in education at the University of Regina.\" class=\"wp-image-39020174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 515w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=300,189&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=440,278&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=200,126&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=231,146&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=322,203&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=95,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 95w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=127,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 127w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=87,55&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=234,148&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 234w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=50,32&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/j-wallace-skelton-assistant-professor-125182080.jpg?resize=150,95&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\"\/><figcaption>Skelton\u2019s LinkedIn profile reads \u201cno pronouns for me thanks.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">J Wallace Skelton \/ LinkedIn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to his bio, Skelton is the author of \u201cTransphobia: deal with it, and be a gender transcender,\u201d an illustrated children\u2019s book containing \u201cinformation, quizzes, comics and true-to-life scenarios to help kids better understand gender identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The internet had a field day mocking Skelton for his bizarre pronoun choice, with one X user saying he \u201clooks like a self-hating woman on testosterone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another poster simply wrote \u201csickos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Skelton for comment but didn\u2019t immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/07\/world-news\/trans-researcher-j-wallace-skelton-roasted-for-absurd-pronouns\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woke Canadian academic whose research includes working with young children to create \u201cqueer- and trans-centered spaces\u201d is drawing mockery online for his choice of 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