“Communication is a powerful tool. It is a vehicle for moulding our attitudes, perceptions and behaviour, and reflects the world in which we aspire to live and work. Words and pictures therefore matter, because communication can become discriminatory if we fail to consider the assumptions which influence the language and visuals we use. Language is always changing: words evolve and how we use them should evolve in tandem. Using gender-neutral and bias-free language is a way of moving away from outdated perceptions about men, women, persons with disabilities and other groups of people in society.”

“On nearly every continent, and for all of recorded history, thriving cultures have recognized, revered, and integrated more than two genders.”