diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 9464a5fd8..35b5ab3c3 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "هو",
     "She/Her": "هي",
     "girl": "فتاة",
-    "boy": "صبي"
+    "boy": "صبي",
+    "pronoun": "ضمير"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 270c58bf3..52dde7634 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Ell",
     "She/Her": "Ella",
     "girl": "noia",
-    "boy": "noi"
+    "boy": "noi",
+    "pronoun": "pronom"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 50eb775b7..54dd36563 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Ef",
     "She/Her": "Hi/Ei",
     "girl": "merch",
-    "boy": "bachgen"
+    "boy": "bachgen",
+    "pronoun": "rhagenw"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index daac52394..91cbcf5d2 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Er/ihm",
     "She/Her": "Sie",
     "girl": "mädchen",
-    "boy": "junge"
+    "boy": "junge",
+    "pronoun": "pronomen"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index f8bd99cc8..e4c98b58a 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "He/Him",
     "She/Her": "She/Her",
     "girl": "girl",
-    "boy": "boy"
+    "boy": "boy",
+    "pronoun": "pronoun"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index acf4db559..e03be97ab 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "El",
     "She/Her": "Ella",
     "girl": "muchacha",
-    "boy": "niño"
+    "boy": "niño",
+    "pronoun": "pronombre"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index e59a9a2e6..91e3c6691 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Il/Lui",
     "She/Her": "Elle",
     "girl": "fille",
-    "boy": "garçon"
+    "boy": "garçon",
+    "pronoun": "pronom"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 2552a172b..a50b84c60 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Sé/Eisean",
     "She/Her": "Sí",
     "girl": "cailín",
-    "boy": "buachaill"
+    "boy": "buachaill",
+    "pronoun": "forainm"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index 59ed7f0bf..e47922125 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "वह/उसे",
     "She/Her": "वह/उसकी",
     "girl": "लड़की",
-    "boy": "लड़का"
+    "boy": "लड़का",
+    "pronoun": "सवर्नाम"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 72f3a93f1..bae879d33 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Lui",
     "She/Her": "Lei",
     "girl": "ragazza",
-    "boy": "ragazzo"
+    "boy": "ragazzo",
+    "pronoun": "pronome"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index 069ba9093..441a5fa7d 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "彼",
     "She/Her": "彼女",
     "girl": "女の子",
-    "boy": "男の子"
+    "boy": "男の子",
+    "pronoun": "代名詞"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 4f5f577a1..bf8bac91f 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -382,5 +382,6 @@
     "He/Him": "He/Him",
     "She/Her": "She/Her",
     "girl": "girl",
-    "boy": "boy"
+    "boy": "boy",
+    "pronoun": "pronoun"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 516d3b6ca..b5a5ff75f 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Ele",
     "She/Her": "Ela",
     "girl": "garota",
-    "boy": "garoto"
+    "boy": "garoto",
+    "pronoun": "pronome"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index c7c82a6d4..d90360b34 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "Он/Его",
     "She/Her": "Она/Ее",
     "girl": "девочка",
-    "boy": "мальчик"
+    "boy": "мальчик",
+    "pronoun": "местоимение"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 2cf1aa4ed..8b88da848 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -386,5 +386,6 @@
     "He/Him": "他",
     "She/Her": "她",
     "girl": "女孩",
-    "boy": "男生"
+    "boy": "男生",
+    "pronoun": "代词"
 }
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 00b77fab4..1a25e96c0 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ def getGenderFromBio(baseDir: str, actor: str, personCache: {},
     if not personCache.get(actor):
         return None
     bioFound = None
+    pronounStr = translate['pronoun'].lower()
     if personCache[actor].get('actor'):
         # is gender defined as a profile tag?
         if personCache[actor]['actor'].get('attachment'):
@@ -692,6 +693,9 @@ def getGenderFromBio(baseDir: str, actor: str, personCache: {},
                        translate['gender'].lower():
                         bioFound = tag['value']
                         break
+                    elif tag['name'].lower().startswith(pronounStr):
+                        bioFound = tag['value']
+                        break
         # if not then use the bio
         if not bioFound and personCache[actor]['actor'].get('summary'):
             bioFound = personCache[actor]['actor']['summary']
@@ -715,6 +719,9 @@ def getGenderFromBio(baseDir: str, actor: str, personCache: {},
                                translate['gender'].lower():
                                 bioFound = tag['value']
                                 break
+                            elif tag['name'].lower().startswith(pronounStr):
+                                bioFound = tag['value']
+                                break
                 # if not then use the bio
                 if not bioFound and actorJson.get('summary'):
                     bioFound = actorJson['summary']
@@ -723,11 +730,11 @@ def getGenderFromBio(baseDir: str, actor: str, personCache: {},
     gender = 'They/Them'
     bioFoundOrig = bioFound
     bioFound = bioFound.lower()
-    if translate['He/Him'] in bioFound or \
-       translate['boy'] in bioFound:
+    if translate['He/Him'].lower() in bioFound or \
+       translate['boy'].lower() in bioFound:
         gender = 'He/Him'
-    elif (translate['She/Her'] in bioFound or
-          translate['girl'] in bioFound):
+    elif (translate['She/Her'].lower() in bioFound or
+          translate['girl'].lower() in bioFound):
         gender = 'She/Her'
     elif 'him' in bioFound or 'male' in bioFound:
         gender = 'He/Him'