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==List of gender neutral titles== | ==List of nonbinary/gender neutral titles== | ||
Here follows an alphabetical list of gender-neutral or specifically nonbinary titles that are alternatives to Mr. and Ms. | Here follows an alphabetical list of gender-neutral or specifically nonbinary titles that are alternatives to Mr. and Ms. | ||
===De/Dᵉ=== | |||
A proposed neutral title pronounced "done".<ref name="GenderJargon">{{cite web|url=https://gender-resource.tumblr.com/catalog|title=Gender Jargon: Transgender and IMOGA Terms 2020|date= 12 May 2020|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> | |||
===Div=== | |||
'''How to use:''' Div. Sam Smith, Div. Smith. | |||
'''Pronunciation:''' | |||
'''History:''' | |||
'''Meaning:''' Short for "Individual".<ref name="Ind-Coin">{{cite web|author=Torin Unrealisk (minimalistfish)|title=Ind. as a gender neutral title?|date=15 February 2014|work=A Glorious Abscence of Gender| url=http://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/76750503799/ind-as-a-gender-neutral-title|archive-date=29 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229064400/https://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/76750503799/ind-as-a-gender-neutral-title}}</ref> | |||
===Ind=== | ===Ind=== | ||
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'''History:''' The Ind title was coined by Torin "MinimalistFish" Unrealisk in early 2014, a [[genderless]] individual who goes by the Ind title. Unrealisk proposed it in a post to a social blogging website, Tumblr.<ref>Conversation thread between Orion Scribner (frameacloud) and Torin Unrealisk (minimalistfish). 2014-11-12. <i>A Glorious Abscence of Gender</i> (personal blog). Torin Unrealisk. [http://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/102483931685/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the http://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/102483931685/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the] Or archive: [http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/102488535511/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/102488535511/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the]</ref> | '''History:''' The Ind title was coined by Torin "MinimalistFish" Unrealisk in early 2014, a [[genderless]] individual who goes by the Ind title. Unrealisk proposed it in a post to a social blogging website, Tumblr.<ref>Conversation thread between Orion Scribner (frameacloud) and Torin Unrealisk (minimalistfish). 2014-11-12. <i>A Glorious Abscence of Gender</i> (personal blog). Torin Unrealisk. [http://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/102483931685/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the http://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/102483931685/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the] Or archive: [http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/102488535511/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the http://frameacloud.tumblr.com/post/102488535511/torin-unrealisk-thank-you-for-what-you-wrote-about-the]</ref> | ||
'''Meaning:''' According to the one who coined it, Ind is short for "Individual". This title may be more appropriate for those who do not feel "mixed gender" implied titles meets their gender-neutral standards. Ind was designed to be entirely free of gender, thus making it an attractive option for [[agender]] and [[gender nonconforming]] individuals. For more information, see [ | '''Meaning:''' According to the one who coined it, Ind is short for "Individual". This title may be more appropriate for those who do not feel "mixed gender" implied titles meets their gender-neutral standards. Ind was designed to be entirely free of gender, thus making it an attractive option for [[agender]] and [[gender nonconforming]] individuals. For more information, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20191229064400/https://minimalistfish.tumblr.com/post/76750503799/ind-as-a-gender-neutral-title the post in which it was coined].<ref name="Ind-Coin" /> | ||
'''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Ind was chosen by 3% respondents.<ref name="Census2018">''[https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)]'', April 2019</ref> | '''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Ind was chosen by 3% respondents.<ref name="Census2018">''[https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide Gender Census 2019 - The Full Report (Worldwide)]'', April 2019</ref> | ||
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'''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, M was chosen by 0.2% of the respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | '''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, M was chosen by 0.2% of the respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | ||
=== M* === | |||
'''How to use:''' M* Sam Smith. M* Smith. | |||
'''Pronunciation:''' miss-star | |||
'''History:''' M* (alternatively "M⭐" or "Mstr") was coined in May 2018 by Osiesaur (tumblr user owlsofstarlight).<ref name="owls">{{Cite web |title=Can't sleep so have the gender shitpost my brain is thinking about instead |author=owlsofstarlight |work=Writing Volcano |date=22 May 2019 |access-date=11 July 2020 |url= https://owlsofstarlight.tumblr.com/post/185055185526/cant-sleep-so-have-the-gender-shitpost-my-brain}}</ref> | |||
'''Use:''' | |||
=== Mir === | === Mir === | ||
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'''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''mystery'' or ''misstree''. | '''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''mystery'' or ''misstree''. | ||
'''History and meaning:''' A play on nonbinary gender often being perceived as "mysterious." One potential problem is that it contains the "mister" and "miss" sounds in the beginning. In 2001, Liz Menzel wrote, "As Mr. is short for Mister, and Mrs. was once short for Mistress, how about Mre., for 'Mistree' (or I suppose for 'mystery,' for those who demand their spelling)."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070310125817/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/references.html</ref> | '''History and meaning:''' A play on nonbinary gender often being perceived as "mysterious." One potential problem is that it contains the "mister" and "miss" sounds in the beginning. In 2001, Liz Menzel wrote, "As Mr. is short for Mister, and Mrs. was once short for Mistress, how about Mre., for 'Mistree' (or I suppose for 'mystery,' for those who demand their spelling)."<ref>{{cite web|work=Æther Lumina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310125817/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/references.html|archive-date=10 March 2007|title=References & Related Realms|url=http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/references.html}}</ref> | ||
'''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Mre was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | '''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Mre was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | ||
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'''How to use:''' Msr Smith. | '''How to use:''' Msr Smith. | ||
'''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''misser''.<ref> | '''Pronunciation:''' Pronounced ''misser''.<ref>http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | ||
'''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Msr was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | '''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Msr was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> | ||
===Mx=== | ===Mx=== | ||
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'''How to use:''' Mx Sam Smith. Mx Smith. | '''How to use:''' Mx Sam Smith. Mx Smith. | ||
'''History:''' It's not yet known who created the Mx title, when, or what their original intentions were. There is anecdotal evidence that someone went by this title "in about 1965,"<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge (cassolotl). "Mx has been around since the 1960s." November 26, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103645470405 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103645470405]</ref><ref>octopus8. November 18, 2014. Comment on news article. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx#comment-43834815 http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx#comment-43834815]</ref> and the earliest known recorded mention of the Mx title was in 1977.<ref>{{cite tweet|date=4 May 2015|author=Practical Androgyny|user=PractiAndrogyny|number=595329679789260801|title=The text of the 1977 Single Parent magazine article that coins Mx http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IgwdAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions%3ALCCNsc83001271&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Mx Huge thanks to Alex and everyone else who helped}} </ref><ref> | '''History:''' It's not yet known who created the Mx title, when, or what their original intentions were. There is anecdotal evidence that someone went by this title "in about 1965,"<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge (cassolotl). "Mx has been around since the 1960s." November 26, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103645470405 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103645470405]</ref><ref>octopus8. November 18, 2014. Comment on news article. [http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx#comment-43834815 http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/nov/17/rbs-bank-that-likes-to-say-mx#comment-43834815]</ref> and the earliest known recorded mention of the Mx title was in 1977.<ref>{{cite tweet|date=4 May 2015|author=Practical Androgyny|user=PractiAndrogyny|number=595329679789260801|title=The text of the 1977 Single Parent magazine article that coins Mx http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IgwdAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions%3ALCCNsc83001271&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Mx Huge thanks to Alex and everyone else who helped}} </ref><ref> [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IgwdAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions%3ALCCNsc83001271&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Mx ''The Single Parent'', vol 20.]</ref> The earliest recorded mention of the Mx title on the Internet was in 1982, and the earliest person found on the Internet earnestly and actively using Mx as their title was in 1998.<ref>Nat Titman, "When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?" August 28, 2014. ''Practical Androgyny.'' [http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/]</ref> People began using Mx more often starting around 2000.<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "The growing use of Mx as a gender-inclusive title in the UK." Version 2.5. May 9, 2015. [http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/118514708025 http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/118514708025]</ref> In 2015, assistant editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Jonathan Dent said that they are considering putting Mx into the OED,<ref>Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, "Gender neutral honorific Mx 'to be included' in the Oxford English Dictionary alongside Mr, Ms and Mrs and Miss." May 3, 2015. ''The Independent''. [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gender-neutral-honorific-mx-to-be-included-in-the-oxford-english-dictionary-alongside-mr-ms-and-mrs-and-miss-10222287.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gender-neutral-honorific-mx-to-be-included-in-the-oxford-english-dictionary-alongside-mr-ms-and-mrs-and-miss-10222287.html]</ref><ref>Mary Papenfuss, "Oxford Dictionary may include gender-neutral honorific 'Mx'." May 5, 2015. ''International Business Times.'' [http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oxford-dictionary-may-include-gender-neutral-honorific-mx-1499626 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/oxford-dictionary-may-include-gender-neutral-honorific-mx-1499626]</ref> and it was added in August 2015.<ref>''[http://www.out.com/news-opinion/2015/8/27/gender-neutral-title-mx-added-oxford-english-dictionary Gender-Neutral Title Mx Added to Oxford English Dictionary]'', out.com, 27th August 2015. Captured April 2016.</ref> | ||
'''Pronunciation:''' There are several different pronunciations of Mx, including muks (IPA: məks or mʌks), mix, em ex, mixter,<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>, or mixture.<ref>"Beyond the binary question twenty three." July 8, 2013. Blog post. [https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/ https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/]</ref> A 2014 survey of 118 people found the most popular pronunciations in the UK was "məks" (by 43%), and worldwide was "mix" (42%).<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref> | '''Pronunciation:''' There are several different pronunciations of Mx, including muks (IPA: məks or mʌks), mix, em ex, mixter,<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref>, or mixture.<ref>"Beyond the binary question twenty three." July 8, 2013. Blog post. [https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/ https://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/]</ref> A 2014 survey of 118 people found the most popular pronunciations in the UK was "məks" (by 43%), and worldwide was "mix" (42%).<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge, "On the pronunciation of Mx." November 27, 2014. Blog post. [http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100 http://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/103744029100]</ref> | ||
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'''Popularity:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Mx was chosen by 31.3% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> As the result of nonbinary activists asking companies to offer the Mx title as an option in paperwork, this option is becoming more widely available and well-established. As of February 2015, "31 major and respected companies, organisations and governmental departments in the UK" have been shown to give this option.<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge (mxactivist). "There’s a new UK Mx evidence PDF up." February 6, 2015. Blog post. [http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/110248930295 http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/110248930295]</ref> | '''Popularity:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Mx was chosen by 31.3% of respondents.<ref name="Census2018"/> As the result of nonbinary activists asking companies to offer the Mx title as an option in paperwork, this option is becoming more widely available and well-established. As of February 2015, "31 major and respected companies, organisations and governmental departments in the UK" have been shown to give this option.<ref>Cassian Lotte Lodge (mxactivist). "There’s a new UK Mx evidence PDF up." February 6, 2015. Blog post. [http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/110248930295 http://mxactivist.tumblr.com/post/110248930295]</ref> | ||
===Mv | ===Mv=== | ||
A proposed title for addressing a [[maverique]] person.<ref name="GenderJargon" | A proposed title specifically for addressing a [[maverique]] person.<ref name="GenderJargon" /> | ||
===Myr=== | ===Myr=== | ||
Myr | Myr (or myr) was used as a gender neutral title, honorific, and proper noun in science fiction books by David Marusek. Its plural form is myren.<ref>{{cite web|author=cicadacicada|date=2011|title='New' Gender-neutral title.|url=http://cicadacicada.tumblr.com/post/13856770096/new-gender-neutral-title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216135308/https://cicadacicada.tumblr.com/post/13856770096/new-gender-neutral-title|archive-date=16 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
Myr was also independently coined by Osiesaur (tumblr user owlsofstarlight) in May 2019, and given the pronunciation "myster".<ref name="owls" /> | |||
'''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Myr was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents. <ref name="Census2018"/> | '''Use:''' In the 2019 Gender Census, Myr was chosen by less than 0.1% of respondents. <ref name="Census2018"/> | ||
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'''Use:''' A variation on Msr. | '''Use:''' A variation on Msr. | ||
===Pr=== | ===Pr=== | ||