Gender Neutral

• Quebec education minister rejects hearings on gender identity, prefers expert panel

  Quebec's political class has been seized with questions about gender identity after a school received threats after a nonbinary teacher asked to use the honorific Mx.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2023
  
• B.C. becomes first province to remove ‘outdated’ gendered and binary language

  Some of the changes coming to B.C. provincial statutes and documentation include terms such as he/she or sister/brother being replaced with gender-neutral alternatives.

  Politics

  Mar 9, 2023
  
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• Gender-neutral terms for God? The Church of England is considering them

  The Church of England is launching a commission in the spring to explore whether it should stop referring to God as 'He' in its services.

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  Feb 9, 2023
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• ‘Pronouns are lifesaving’: A look at the evolving language of pronouns and creating safe spaces

  Asking and clarifying people's pronouns has become more common, and for some, correct pronouns can even be lifesaving.

  Features

  Jul 18, 2022
• Sewing workshop helps LGBTQ students tailor gender-affirming clothes

  A student-led initiative is helping the LGBTQ community feel safe and supported. Threads that Thrive provides workshops for people to tailor clothes to make them gender-affirming.

  Education

  May 20, 2022
• Saskatchewan government adds gender ‘X’ option to forms like traffic tickets

  SGI and the Government of Saskatchewan are looking to provide inclusion with a new gender option on summary offence forms.

  Lifestyle

  May 11, 2022
• California moves forward in push for gender neutral displays at large stores

  A bill would require retailers to have a gender neutral section to display ``a reasonable selection'' of items.

  World

  Sep 1, 2021
• Mr. Potato Head toy to drop ‘Mister’ in gender-neutral Hasbro rebrand

  Hasbro is updating its nearly 70-year-old Mr. Potato Head dolls to make them more flexible when it comes to gender and family dynamics.

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  Feb 25, 2021
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• Royal Canadian Navy drops ‘seaman’ title for gender-neutral term ‘sailor’

  The Navy announced earlier this summer that it would be discontinuing the use of the word 'seaman' in the ranks of its junior members.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2020
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• Navy admiral ‘shocked’ by hateful comments in wake of decision to drop ‘seaman’ title

  ``If you cannot live by or support the values of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, then you cannot defend them," said Rear-Admiral Chris Sutherland.

  Jul 26, 2020