Gender-neutral pronoun

perspective illuminates the ambiguous motif representing the dramatized conflict between the act of diluting self identity rather than harnessing the power embedded within feminine individuality. 
 The poem opens with the use of the second person pronoun ‘you.’ This initial word choice demonstrates that the…

especially in the trans community. To be transgender means that a person’s gender identity doesn’t match the gender they were designated at birth. For many people, this means a person who was raised as a male now identifying as a female, or vice versa. Though, recently, many people have begun to identify with genders that fall outside the male-female binary. These non-binary genders include, but are not limited to, agender, gender fluid, and bigender (Roxie). Many people,…

"In Defense of Gender", written by Cyra McFadden describes—in a satirical fashion—the nonsensical, all too often ubiquitous neutering of the English language across the country, both spoken and written. McFadden brings to light the issues that arise, as oppose to lessen, when gender-specific components are removed. I found myself in agreement with the author on many, if not all, of the points addressed within the article. To disassemble the English language—both written and spoken—and then…

and certainly is heading in the right direction when talking about non-cis-het genders and sexualities. While there are extensive lists in sexualities, most people define their sexuality as heterosexual, gay/lesbian, or bisexual. In surveys done, most people in the LGBT+ community aged 18-44 identify as bisexual. The average age of these bisexualies in this…

Gender-biased language refers to some specific area which may be based on prejudice, racism, age factor, ethnicity, social norms etc. These terms are also used either positive or negative because, like prejudice may be positive which shows the unity of the nation and negative shows to degrade others. Sometimes social norms show positive and negative attitudes in languages. So the question is gender biased language either good or bad for the community of learners. Two words are used for male…

increase representation within the school. The solution that PRIDE advocated for was a gender-neutral bathroom: a bathroom designated for anyone to use. The safest location would be across from the counseling office, so that any misconduct could be immediately reported, and the perpetrator quickly identified. One simple step that anyone could take is to be accepting and supportive of trans students. By using proper pronouns and prefered names, one can improve the quality of life for a trans…

The Canadian national anthem should not be changed because Canada is not represented by a song, one word is not worth our time, and Canadians are only taking offense to the idea of having gender exclusive lyrics. First, all Canadians are familiar with the national anthem but do not live their lives according to the lyrics and more often than not, do not evaluate it word for word. Some may argue that this song is leaving a negative impression on girls and women, but “It is also hardly the source…

In the New York Times article "In Defense of Gender," author Cyra McFadden pleads her case for why the attempts to make the English language gender-neutral have gone too far. Furthermore, she addresses different areas in which gender neutralization has become common, including job titles, last names, and pronoun usage. Ultimately, while she hopes that there will be a resolution to this issue of language leaning towards one gender, she concludes that there must be another way that does not…

Pronoun use in the English language is closely related to the name of a person, and therefore also serves a purpose to verbally symbolize the gender of a person. This is another example of the gender binary in English because the English language is exclusively male/female when it comes to gender pronouns in the singular form, lacking a singular neuter pronoun. Some may say the pronouns “it” or “one” serve this function. However, it is dehumanizing to refer to a person, when the gender is…

on issues that many other people of the trans gender community face. This dynamic of Jazz's life, provides trans kids, teenagers, and adults, from all over the world, with a sense of pride that they too can live an authentic life by remaining true to themselves. From the time that Jaron, aka Jazz, could have coherent thoughts she knew she was a girl trapped inside a boy's body- many transgender people know from a very young age that they…