A gender-specific pronoun is a pronoun associated with a particular grammatical gender, such as masculine, feminine, or neuter, or with a social gender (or sex), such as female or male. Examples include the English third-person personal pronounshe and she.
A gender-neutral pronoun, by contrast, is a pronoun that is not associated with a particular grammatical or social gender and that does not imply, for instance, male or female. Many English pronouns are gender-neutral, including they (which in certain contexts can also refer to a singular antecedent such as everyone, a person, or the patient).
Many of the world's languages do not have gender-specific pronouns. Others, however – particularly those that have a system of grammatical gender (or have historically had such a system, as with English) – have gender specificity in certain of their pronouns, particularly third-person personal pronouns.
Problems of usage arise in languages such as English, in contexts where a person of unspecified or unknown sex or social gender is being referred to but commonly available pronouns (he or she) are gender-specific. In such cases a gender-specific, usually masculine, pronoun is sometimes used with intended gender-neutral meaning; such use of he was also common in English until the latter half of the 20th century but is now controversial. Use of singular they is another common alternative but is not accepted by everybody. Some attempts have been made, by proponents of gender-neutral language, to introduce invented gender-neutral pronouns.
The introduction of gender-neutral pronouns (they/them) and, relatedly, the term “Latinx” (a gender-neutral term for Latino) are examples ... Intellectual dark web thinkers do not believe in gender as a social construct.
Scores of teachers in Scotland have told pupils to use gender neutral titles when addressing them ...City of Edinburgh Council alone has 44, giving it the highest number of recorded gender-neutral staff.
—And in South Dakota, voters refused to change male pronouns in the state constitution to gender-neutral terms or titles, rejecting the change by a vote of 233,272 or 58.2 percent of the vote, to 167,783 votes, or 41.8 percent.
Measure F also proposes changing any “he” and “she” pronouns in the city’s charter to gender-neutral pronouns including “they” and “their.” Those in favor of the change state the document will be more inclusive.
From bans on biological males playing in women’s and girls’ sports and bans on books with LGBTQ themes, to debates over gender-affirming pronouns and gender-neutral bathrooms, visibility of ...
... commissioners, adding subpoena abilities for the city attorney, increasing audit power for the city controller, and altering city charter language to refer to the mayor with gender-neutral pronouns.
From bans on biological males playing in women's and girls' sports and bans on books with LGBTQ themes, to debates over gender-affirming pronouns and gender-neutral bathrooms, visibility of ...
RI Ballot Question 1 ... The last convention took place in 1986 ... From artificial turf to mayoral salaries, shoreline access to gender-neutral pronouns, voters in 23 of Rhode Island's 39 municipalities also will weigh in on local ballot questions ... ....
In the Mount Rushmore State, voters will decide on whether to change the pronouns in the state constitution to be gender-neutral ... or a singular person whose gender is not known (either a man or woman).
Scouts are also encouraged to state their own preferred pronouns, and leaders should use ‘gender-neutral language’ such as ‘sibling’ rather than brother or sister, or ‘parent’, ‘carer’ or ‘grown-up’ rather than ‘mum and dad’.
‘Use gender-neutral language like everyone, participants, audience etc instead of ladies and gentlemen when addressing groups ...Gender-neutral pronouns such as ‘they’ and ‘them’ also work well in general communications to a wide audience.’.
Amendment E, which proposes changing the state constitution's language to use gender-neutral pronouns, and Amendment F, which proposes a work requirement for Medicaid expansion beneficiaries, pending federal approval ... "They're easy to get a hold of.
The use of gender-neutral pronouns is increasingly common, with recent studies showing that 56% of Generation Z respondents know someone who uses gender-neutral pronouns, a National Institutes of Health article said.
Gender neutral restrooms ... “Venues that offer gender-neutral restrooms, or can modify existing facilities, can help reduce this friction and make events more comfortable for all participants.
Colorado Springs Gazette
02 Nov 2024
Colorado Springs Gazette
02 Nov 2024