Pronouns: E/Em/Eirs Michi spent a lot of eir time shifting between opposite lifestyles and homes in eir childhood years. E said in some parts of eir life e were surrounded by out, queer kids. “But because of the instability of my home life and my family’s ties still to the conservative lifestyle when we were in more conservative areas, I never had the space to come out until after I left home,” Michi said.