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===Mx=== | ===Mx=== | ||
'''Mx''' is a title commonly used by [[genderqueer| | '''Mx''' is a title commonly used by [[genderqueer|nonbinary people]] as well as those who do not wish their gender to be known,<ref name="Beyond the Binary: Question 23">''[http://cnlester.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/beyond-the-binary-question-twenty-three/ Beyond the Binary: Question Twenty-Three]''</ref> which was first written about in the 1970s.<ref name="SundayTimesDict">''[http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article1551885.ece Now pick Mr, Mrs, Miss, Ms . . . or Mx for no specific gender]'', ''The Sunday Times'', May 2015.</ref><ref>''[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11597192/Whats-it-like-to-be-a-Mx.html What’s it like to be a Mx?]'', Olivia Goldhill, ''The Telegraph'', May 2015.</ref> [[Nat Titman]] spoke about its usage and brought it into popular acceptance.<ref name="mxcreation"></ref> Among all other gender neutral titles, Mx is the most commonly used one,<ref name="NBGQsurvey2016">''[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/141311159050/nbgq-survey-2016-the-worldwide-results NB/GQ Survey 2016 - the worldwide results]'', ''Nonbinary Stats'', March 2016.</ref> and is accepted by government and other organisations throughout the UK.<ref>http://uktrans.info/attachments/article/249/mxevidencelowres.pdf</ref> | ||
The "x" is intended to stand as a wildcard character, and does not imply a "mixed" gender.<ref name="mxcreation">''[http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?]'', Nat Titman, ''Practical Androgyny'', August 2014.</ref> "Mx" is usually pronounced "mix" or with a schwa, "məx".<ref name="mxpronunciation">''[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/143382802540/on-the-pronunciation-of-mx On the pronunciation of Mx]'', ''Nonbinary Stats'', April 2016.</ref> | The "x" is intended to stand as a wildcard character, and does not imply a "mixed" gender.<ref name="mxcreation">''[http://practicalandrogyny.com/2014/08/28/when-was-the-mx-gender-inclusive-title-created/ When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created?]'', Nat Titman, ''Practical Androgyny'', August 2014.</ref> "Mx" is usually pronounced "mix" or with a schwa, "məx".<ref name="mxpronunciation">''[http://nonbinarystats.tumblr.com/post/143382802540/on-the-pronunciation-of-mx On the pronunciation of Mx]'', ''Nonbinary Stats'', April 2016.</ref> | ||
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===Misc=== | ===Misc=== | ||
'''Misc''' or sometimes 'misk' is another gender neutral pronoun.<ref name="Beyond the Binary: Question 23" /> The word is derived from the Latin word '''miscellus''', meaning “mixed,” following the rationale that a lot of | '''Misc''' or sometimes 'misk' is another gender neutral pronoun.<ref name="Beyond the Binary: Question 23" /> The word is derived from the Latin word '''miscellus''', meaning “mixed,” following the rationale that a lot of nonbinary people would say that they have aspects of various genders at various times. | ||
In a 2016 international survey of nonbinary participants, 0.8% of over 3,000 participants preferred the title Misc.<ref name="NBGQsurvey2016"></ref> | In a 2016 international survey of nonbinary participants, 0.8% of over 3,000 participants preferred the title Misc.<ref name="NBGQsurvey2016"></ref> | ||