Tag: language

When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?

Autist formerly known as Nat12 Comments
Extract from the April 1977 issue of Single Parent magazine including the next "On second thought, maybe both sexes should be called Mx. That would solve the gender problem entirely."

A new version of the excellent Mx Evidence document establishing usage and acceptance of the Mx gender-inclusive title (equivalent to Miss, Mr or Ms) in the United Kingdom has recently been released by the Genderqueer Activist site (run by activist Cassian Lodge). This records examples of acceptance by organisations such as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA),… Continue reading When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?

About that often misunderstood asterisk

Autist formerly known as Nat12 Comments

Recently this post by Natalie Reed on the use of 'trans*' was proving controversial among many of the nonbinary and genderqueer people I follow on Twitter. I've talked about 'trans*' before, most recently when answering the Beyond The Binary panel, question 4. I personally have mixed feelings about words involving punctuation marks, especially ones that confuse… Continue reading About that often misunderstood asterisk