The language we speak has power over us; it influences the way we view others. Languages morph in accordance with our culture and reflect our values. By being intentional about the way we speak and ...

When the United Nations introduced guidelines with gender-inclusive strategies for six major languages, not everyone was keen to jump on the bandwagon. Some felt the changes altered the symmetry of ...

The move toward so-called inclusive language finds its origins in the feminist movement where activists considered sexist the generic masculine form of words, which has perennially been understood to ...

For the March 2022 issue of Chilango — a news and culture magazine covering Mexico City, Mexico — the staff knew they had to top the year before to commemorate International Women’s Day. “Chilango” is ...

The use of phrases such as “pregnant people” or “penis owners” in cultural or political discourse is sometimes met with confusion, or even anger. Why use these terms when, as some people ask, “only ...

Ferda Ataman, independent German commissioner for anti-discrimination, speaks at the Left Party conference at Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Berlin. "Banning people from using inclusive language is a ...

With greater awareness of gender identity from toddlers to teens comes the responsibility of the people in their lives to recognize, honor, and celebrate these unique differences anywhere—and ...