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* '''[[Pronouns#Em|em]], ?, ems, ems, ?'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1977 by "Jeffrey J. Smith, [who] felt strongly enough about them to start the Em Institute and put out the Em Institute Newsletter".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070310130020/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html</ref> | * '''[[Pronouns#Em|em]], ?, ems, ems, ?'''. A set of gender-neutral pronouns created in 1977 by "Jeffrey J. Smith, [who] felt strongly enough about them to start the Em Institute and put out the Em Institute Newsletter".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20070310130020/http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/listing.html</ref> | ||
* '''enben''' or '''enber'''. Proposed nouns meaning "nonbinary person". Coined on the nonbinaryculture instagram account in 2019.<ref name="nonbinaryculture">[https://www.instagram.com/p/B04GKNyBhFP/ Alternate words for 'nonbinary person'], 7 August 2019</ref> | |||
* '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | * '''eonism'''. Apparently this was an earlier clinical term for a "gender identity and role disturbance" used by "Ellis, 1936."<ref>Lothstein, p. 55-56.</ref> | ||
* '''[[epicene]]'''. Having a lack of gender distinction. | * '''[[epicene]]'''. Having a lack of gender distinction. | ||
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* '''gender refusenik.''' "Proposed by [Raphael Carter in 1996 or earlier] as a term for people denied [gender confirming surgeries], whether due to lack of funds or psychological paternalism. All gender refuseniks are non-ops [...], but not all non-ops are refuseniks."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> | * '''gender refusenik.''' "Proposed by [Raphael Carter in 1996 or earlier] as a term for people denied [gender confirming surgeries], whether due to lack of funds or psychological paternalism. All gender refuseniks are non-ops [...], but not all non-ops are refuseniks."<ref>Raphael Carter, "Angel's Dictionary." 1996-07-14. [http://web.archive.org/web/20050308185631/http:/www.chaparraltree.com/raq/angels.shtml]</ref> | ||
* '''[[genital nullification]]'''. Any kind of surgery to take away the genitals. | * '''[[genital nullification]]'''. Any kind of surgery to take away the genitals. | ||
* '''gequen'''. Proposed noun meaning "genderqueer person". Coined on the nonbinaryculture instagram account in 2019.<ref name="nonbinaryculture" /> | |||
* '''GID'''. ''See Gender Identity Disorder.'' | * '''GID'''. ''See Gender Identity Disorder.'' | ||
* '''[[LGBT|GLBT]]'''. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. | * '''[[LGBT|GLBT]]'''. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender. | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Ve|ve]]'''. Several sets of gender-neutral pronouns use "ve" in the nominative form. | * '''[[Pronouns#Ve|ve]]'''. Several sets of gender-neutral pronouns use "ve" in the nominative form. | ||
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* '''Xeumel, xeamel, xaimel, xaemel, xomel'''. Proposed in 2018. Nouns for various types of nonbinary people.<ref>https://archive.is/ohwgP</ref> | |||
==Y== | ==Y== | ||
* '''yo'''. In addition to an interjection and greeting, this is a gender-neutral pronoun in a dialect of African-American Vernacular English.<ref>Rebecca Hersher, "'Yo' said what?" April 24, 2013. ''NPR: Code Switch''. [http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/25/178788893/yo-said-what]</ref> | * '''yo'''. In addition to an interjection and greeting, this is a gender-neutral pronoun in a dialect of African-American Vernacular English.<ref>Rebecca Hersher, "'Yo' said what?" April 24, 2013. ''NPR: Code Switch''. [http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/25/178788893/yo-said-what]</ref> | ||
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* '''[[Pronouns#Zhe|zhe]], zhim, zher, zhers, ?.''' A set of gender-neutral pronouns. | |||
* '''[[Pronouns#Zie|zie]]'''. Several sets of gender-neutral pronouns use "zie" in the nominative form. | |||
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* '''&thorn;ane,''' or "thane." Created by John Newmeyer in 1978, a proper noun for a person whose gender isn't specified, as a counterpart to the nouns "man" and "woman."<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> "Thane" is derived from an English word for a specific kind of land-owner, who historically would have been only male. | * '''&thorn;ane,''' or "thane." Created by John Newmeyer in 1978, a proper noun for a person whose gender isn't specified, as a counterpart to the nouns "man" and "woman."<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> "Thane" is derived from an English word for a specific kind of land-owner, who historically would have been only male. | ||
* '''[[Pronouns#&THORN;e|&thorn;e]], &thorn;im, &thorn;ir, &thorn;irs, ?'''. A non-standard set of gender-neutral pronouns created by John Newmeyer in 1978.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> These use the Old English letter &thorn;, called "thorn," which represents an unvoiced "th" sound, as in the English word "thin." | * '''[[Pronouns#&THORN;e|&thorn;e]], &thorn;im, &thorn;ir, &thorn;irs, ?'''. A non-standard set of gender-neutral pronouns created by John Newmeyer in 1978.<ref>Dennis Baron, "The Epicene Pronouns: A chronology of the word that failed." [http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm]</ref> These use the Old English letter &thorn;, called "thorn," which represents an unvoiced "th" sound, as in the English word "thin." | ||