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Gender diversity is more accepted in society, but using the pronoun 'they' still divides

  • Written by Son Vivienne, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University
Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

In recent months, there has been much heated discussion about the way gender-neutral pronouns (they, them, theirs) are being introduced as alternatives to the more conventional “he” and “she” in offices, schools and public institutions.

Earlier this year, for instance, Qantas encourage...

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