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In short, the pansexual flag represents people whose attraction towards others is not determined by sex or gender identity. “Pan” comes from the Latin word for “all”, referring to an attraction toward all genders.

Why Pansexual?

Before I understood the meaning of the term pansexuality, also called omnisexuality, I had a lot of misconceptions about it. However, the more I’ve learned about it, the more that I think it probably describes the vast majority of people, as least those from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. [Read more…] about What Is the Pansexual Flag and Who Does It Represent?

Singular ‘they’ has been added by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a way to refer to nonbinary individuals who identify as neither male nor female. Traditionally, ‘they’ had been restricted to referencing groups of people and not a single individual.

The addition of ‘they’ as a valid pronoun along side ‘he’ and ‘she’ was disclosed in an article published on the official website of the Merriam-Webster dictionary on September 17, 2019. The article states that it has added more than 533 new words and meanings as a way to check, update, and revise the dictionary to reflect newly-established words and changes within society.

Singular ‘They’ as a Personal Pronoun

Merriam-Webster’s fourth definition of ‘they’ is now: “Used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary.” Meaning, the word can be used to describe someone who doesn’t identify as male or female.

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