Mx
a gender-neutral alternative to Miss, Mrs, Ms, or Mr
TRANSLATION
die geschlechtsneutrale Anrede
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
FOR the first time in decades there is a new title to join Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms: the gender-neutral "Mx" as an honorific for transgender people and anyone else who does not identify with a particular gender.
The Financial Times
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Mx (mostly British)
Noun
Mx, usually pronounced (mix or max) is an English-language honorific for use alongside Mr., Ms., etc. that does not indicate gender.
It is often the only option for nonbinary people, as well as those who do not wish to reveal their gender. It is a gender-neutral title that is now widely accepted by the British government and many businesses in the United Kingdom.
As a result of its acceptance in the UK, Mx is being increasingly used as a gender neutral title in other English speaking countries
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ORIGIN & USAGE
The word was first proposed in the late 1970s. The "x" is intended to stand as a wildcard character and does not imply a "mixed" gender.
In 2013 Brighton and Hove City Council in Sussex, England, voted to allow its use on council forms, and in 2014 the Royal Bank of Scotland included the title as an option.
In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the Royal Mail, government agencies responsible for documents such as passports and driving licences, and most major banks.
The House of Commons confirmed that it would accept the use of Mx by MPs and it was included in the Oxford English Dictionary
The title is now accepted by the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, the National Health Service and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
Noun
Mx, usually pronounced (mix or max) is an English-language honorific for use alongside Mr., Ms., etc. that does not indicate gender.
It is often the only option for nonbinary people, as well as those who do not wish to reveal their gender. It is a gender-neutral title that is now widely accepted by the British government and many businesses in the United Kingdom.
As a result of its acceptance in the UK, Mx is being increasingly used as a gender neutral title in other English speaking countries
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ORIGIN & USAGE
The word was first proposed in the late 1970s. The "x" is intended to stand as a wildcard character and does not imply a "mixed" gender.
In 2013 Brighton and Hove City Council in Sussex, England, voted to allow its use on council forms, and in 2014 the Royal Bank of Scotland included the title as an option.
In 2015, recognition spread more broadly across UK institutions, including the Royal Mail, government agencies responsible for documents such as passports and driving licences, and most major banks.
The House of Commons confirmed that it would accept the use of Mx by MPs and it was included in the Oxford English Dictionary
The title is now accepted by the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs, the National Health Service and many councils, universities, insurance companies and utility retailers in the United Kingdom.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
