Of course, the gender divide of names shifts constantly, with some formerly gender-neutral names veering into predominantly masculine or feminine territory, while other names become more gender-neutral. Charlie, for example, was historically a masculine nickname for Charles. Today, it’s themost co...
Some areas that are strongly dictated by the gender binary are expectations of dress, private and public behavior,sexual orientation, names, pronouns, personality traits, careers, and the usage of restrooms.1For example, in the USA, a youngtransgenderwoman who has recently transitioned from being ...
when a person might not know you’re talking to them—can present a language gap when it comes to gender-neutral options. But there are actually plenty of alternatives, including gender-neutral terms of address and completely different approaches to dealing with these situations. ...
Marilyn Names Gender Neutral Names question 六月24th, 2015 Gender Neutral Names themaybesquid: After looking for a gender neutral name that suited me (which I haven’t found YET) I began compiling a list of the best gender neutral name websites. Feel free to add to the list :) This...
biological sex. The adoption of gender-neutral pronouns also has been advocated by those who object to the use of generic masculine pronouns and other masculine-gendered words to refer to people in general, as in “No one in his right mind would believe that” and “Man is a political ...
You might hear gender-neutral pronouns like “they, them, theirs.” In other cases, people may prefer that you use their name. In a one-on-one conversation, the best way to ask is with a straightforward: “What are your gender pronouns?” or “Can you remind me of which pronouns you...
French words varied in strength of sublexical cues, based on whether the word ending was typical for one gender rather than neutral about gender, and lexical cues, derived from the associated definite article being uninformative about gender for words beginning with a vowel, but informative for ...
Because, at the end of the day, I do, in fact have to live in the real world. The world where (this was me yesterday at Ryerson) I have to spend 15 minutes looking for a gender neutral washroom (and another 10 waiting for it to be unoccupied) because using either gendered washroom...
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the fact that names are heavily sexed and gendered is likely regarded as a relatively minor feature of contemporary social life—as a trivial concern rather than as a big, pressing social and political issue. Yet, as I have demonstrated in my article, these are not benign or neutral cultural...