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Although in 2014, India, the parent culture of Hindi formally recognized the rights of transgender, non-binary, genderqueer and gender-questioning people to determine their gender identification as going beyond the existing binary classifications of male or female, Hindi has lagged behind in that, in Hindi verbs are still conjugated along traditional binary male-female classifications. | Although in 2014, India, the parent culture of Hindi formally recognized the rights of transgender, non-binary, genderqueer and gender-questioning people to determine their gender identification as going beyond the existing binary classifications of male or female, Hindi has lagged behind in that, in Hindi verbs are still conjugated along traditional binary male-female classifications. | ||
This traditional gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi | This traditional gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi is problematic as it forces people with non-binary identities to misgender themselves. | ||
In attempt to address the limitations posed by the gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi, and to ensure students are not forced to misgender themselves, in 2016, some faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, shared [https://inclusivehindi.la.utexas.edu/inclusive-hindi-grammar an avant-garde proposal for a non-binary verb conjugation option] that does not currently exist in Hindi. This proposal has largely been well received by colleagues and students alike (with some predictable backlash). They are currently in the process of creating a webpage dedicated to making Hindi pedagogy more inclusive, which will also include details of this proposal. | In an attempt to address the limitations posed by the gendered nature of verb conjugations in Hindi, and to ensure students are not forced to misgender themselves, in 2016, some faculty at the University of Texas at Austin, shared [https://inclusivehindi.la.utexas.edu/inclusive-hindi-grammar an avant-garde proposal for a non-binary verb conjugation option] that does not currently exist in Hindi. This proposal has largely been well received by colleagues and students alike (with some predictable backlash). They are currently in the process of creating a webpage dedicated to making Hindi pedagogy more inclusive, which will also include details of this proposal. | ||
The proposal in a nutshell: '''Using the vowel ओ ''o'' non-binary verb conjugations is suggested .''' | The proposal in a nutshell: '''Using the vowel ओ ''o'' non-binary verb conjugations is suggested .''' | ||