Gender neutral language: Difference between revisions

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Gender-neutral language is also important to many people who have [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary gender identities]]. For one reason, this kind of talk helps fight against [[nonbinary erasure]], which is the common but wrong and sexist idea that there are only two genders. Since gender-neutral language doesn't give the idea that a person is male or female, it can also apply to people who identify as other genders, outside of the [[Gender binary|gender binary]]. Nonbinary people can ask to be talked about in this way.
Gender-neutral language is also important to many people who have [[Nonbinary gender|nonbinary gender identities]]. For one reason, this kind of talk helps fight against [[nonbinary erasure]], which is the common but wrong and sexist idea that there are only two genders. Since gender-neutral language doesn't give the idea that a person is male or female, it can also apply to people who identify as other genders, outside of the [[Gender binary|gender binary]]. Nonbinary people can ask to be talked about in this way.
'''Some gender-neutral terms''' to use include:
Child instead of son or daughter
Spouse instead of husband or wife
Partner instead of girlfriend or boyfriend
Sibling instead of brother or sister
Mx instead of Mr or Ms
People instead of men or women (usually as a suffix; e.g. congressperson instead of congressman)
Parent instead of mother or father
Betrothed instead of fiance or fiancee
And more!


==Arabic==
==Arabic==
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