Gender-Neutral Language

Gender-neutral language was another topic discussed this week. City Counselors in Tulsa, Oklahoma have voted to change the pronouns in their city charter to gender-neutral ones.

One article discussed how the framing around menstruation should be less gendered. The article suggests that people should use the gender-neutral term “menstruator” in order to promote inclusivity and destigmatize periods for trans and nonbinary individuals. One article went into the history of gender-neutral pronouns, explaining that many colonized societies used gender-neutral language pre-colonization.