You're right in wondering about any baggage associated with some gender neutral pronoun choices (because they do exist). For the most part though, there aren't any that work for everyone.
What I suggest is: (a) different characters may have different preferences, which might mean that various types of pronouns get used depending on the character in question -- some may even prefer gendered pronouns (this might help in scenes where using the same pronouns can get confusing); (b) pick something that's easy to do a 'find and replace' with, and just start writing (this way you can go back and replace the type you chose if it turns out to be more problematic than you feel comfortable dealing with).
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Date: 2016-04-06 03:13 pm (UTC)What I suggest is: (a) different characters may have different preferences, which might mean that various types of pronouns get used depending on the character in question -- some may even prefer gendered pronouns (this might help in scenes where using the same pronouns can get confusing); (b) pick something that's easy to do a 'find and replace' with, and just start writing (this way you can go back and replace the type you chose if it turns out to be more problematic than you feel comfortable dealing with).