In honor of International Pronouns Day, one writer details their relationship with gender pronouns, why hearing “they” means so much to them, and the importance of using inclusive language, always.
Singer Demi Lovato has announced they identify as non-binary and is changing their pronouns from she/her to they/them. Lovato took to Twitter to reveal the news and said: “Today is a day I’m so happy ...
Merriam-Webster's dictionary is adding a new entry to the definition of the pronoun “they”: a way to refer to a nonbinary individual, one who identifies as neither exclusively male nor female. It’s ...
A clip of character Ainsley Norris, played by Michelle Randolph, saying plural pronouns are incorrect has gone viral online.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lomb via Shutterstock Your pronouns are a really important part of your identity, and sharing them is a big deal when you interact ...
Elle Moxley is the founder and executive director of the Marsha P. Johnson institute. Language is our battlefield. It is the arena where our struggle for recognition, acceptance, and justice plays out ...
Perhaps you’ve felt boxed in by the concept of gender, and having to choose an identity within the binary of male versus female gives you major angst. Or maybe you’ve thought on multiple occasions, ...
Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Philosophers of language spend a lot of time debating the ins and outs of the semantics of names. I am a linguist ...