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From ‘Mx.’ to ‘hen’: When ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ words aren’t enough

Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte

Grassroots efforts help forge new paths of LGBTI acceptance in the Philippines

Culture

About 15 cities around the country have passed their own anti-discrimination ordinances but none have quite followed through with the vigor and determination as Quezon City, a bustling metropolis about 9 miles from the Philippine capital of Manila.

British band The xx performing at the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee.

Why we are so drawn to the letter ‘X’

Culture
In 2007 Språk Magazine published an article about "hen" that raised the profile of the word. In 2012, the children's book, "Kivi & Monsterhund" was published sparking a nationwide debate about "hen"

The three-letter word that rocked a nation

Culture
Caravan

What it’s like to be trans when both language and laws refuse to recognize your identity

Culture
Mx. is an honorific growing in popularity

A British ‘Mx.’ tape

Culture
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How English-language pronouns are taught around the world

Culture

Globally, close to 1 billion people are learning English as a Foreign Language and all of them encounter binary gender pronouns from the earliest lessons.

Kriti Sharma

Meet Pegg, a gender-neutral robot assistant

Culture

AI is reinforcing human stereotypes, says technologist Kriti Sharma. She’s trying to change that.

Emila

How do you talk about gender when the words ‘simply don’t exist’ in your language?

Culture

The 28-year-old lawyer founded The G-Blog (pun intended) two years ago to spark frank conversations on everything from body image and sexuality to religion. Online discussions soon spawned offline forums, together forging a new space for debate on subjects often deemed controversial in the Muslim-majority nation.

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