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In 2015, when a transgender woman asked the NatWest bank to list her title as Ms, the bank incorrectly told her they couldn't, and instead should list her as Mx. This human error at the bank came from a misconception that Mx was the only allowed title for transgender people. The bank soon gave her an apology for the mistake.<ref>Kate Lyons, "Transgender woman's request to become 'Ms' refused by NatWest." May 17, 2015. ''The Guardian.'' [http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/17/transgender-womans-request-to-become-ms-refused-by-natwest http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/17/transgender-womans-request-to-become-ms-refused-by-natwest]</ref>
In 2015, when a transgender woman asked the NatWest bank to list her title as Ms, the bank incorrectly told her they couldn't, and instead should list her as Mx. This human error at the bank came from a misconception that Mx was the only allowed title for transgender people. The bank soon gave her an apology for the mistake.<ref>Kate Lyons, "Transgender woman's request to become 'Ms' refused by NatWest." May 17, 2015. ''The Guardian.'' [http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/17/transgender-womans-request-to-become-ms-refused-by-natwest http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/17/transgender-womans-request-to-become-ms-refused-by-natwest]</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>
In 2015,<ref>https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gender-neutral-title-mx-added-to-oxford-dictionary/</ref> the Oxford English Dictionary added an entry for "Mx".<ref>https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/mx</ref>


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