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'''Mx''' (generally pronounced like ''mix'' [mɪks], or [ | '''Mx''' (generally pronounced like ''mix'' [mɪks], or [məks] in the UK<ref name=":0">[https://gendercensus.com/post/182143078745/a-survey-on-the-prevalence-and-pronunciation-of A survey on the prevalence and pronunciation of the title Mx] - Gender Census (2018)</ref>) is meant to be a gender-neutral alternative to the titles Mr. and Ms. Just as the Ms title gives no marital status, the Mx title gives no gender. Mx is the most widely-known of several [[gender neutral titles]] in the English language, largely because of the work of [[nonbinary]] activists who ask [[organisations]] to [[recognition|recognize]] it. Depending on the individual, people who have nonbinary [[gender identity|gender identities]] may ask to be called Mx, or by a different gender-neutral title, or by a title that is not gender-neutral, or may ask that no titles be used for them at all. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||