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Should 'Latinx' replace 'Latino' and 'Latina?'
You might have seen a new word floating around on social media and in some news articles: Latinx. It’s meant to be gender-nonconforming. Some people are happy about the inclusivity. However, it’s complicated for others because Spanish is a gender-based language and some take pride in identifying as Latina or Latino.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readYou might have seen a new word floating around on social media and in some news articles: Latinx. It’s meant to be gender-nonconforming. Some people are happy about the inclusivity. However, it’s complicated for others because Spanish is a gender-based language and some take pride in identifying as Latina or Latino.
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