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‘Mx’ added to the Oxford English Dictionary

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By John Mack Freeman The gender-neutral honorific “Mx” has been added to the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s definition is: “n: a title used before a person’s surname by those who wish to avoid specifying their gender.” Via PinkNews: The title Mx is a gender-neutral alternative to Mr and Ms, which has […]

‘Cisgender’ added to the Oxford English Dictionary

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By John Mack Freeman The word ‘cisgender” is one of 500 new words added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year. It has been defined as ” someone whose gender identity matches the gender they were assigned at birth.” A word has to be in common use for ten years before it is included in […]