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 ...
CNN released an explainer about new phrases designed for gender inclusivity — like "pregnant people" and "penis owners" — in a news story this week. "The use of phrases such as 'pregnant people' or ...
Several health care and funding organizations are in agreement that gender-neutral language is the way forward. By Evan Nicole Brown Culture Writer In the weeks following the Supreme Court’s June 24 ...
From patient waiting rooms to the halls of Congress, the language being used to talk about reproduction is shifting. Across the US, mainstream institutions such as the American Civil Liberties Union, ...
As Portland struggles to manage crime and an increase in homelessness, city staff members are being told to adopt a more "culturally conscious" vocabulary that includes not using words such as "women, ...
A common critique of gender-inclusive language is that it “erases women.” But there are parallel euphemisms for the genitalia or biological functions of those assigned male at birth, too — it’s just ...