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Cost of ‘desexed’ language revealed

Wider use of gender-neutral language can deepen discrimination against women, healthcare experts warn Inclusive and ‘desexed’ language, which has been adopted by some major western healthcare institutions as a nod to transgender people, may affect wellbeing of women and children in a very negative way, an international team of experts is warning. According to research […]

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Outcry forces EU to ditch plan for ‘inclusive’ language

The European Commission has walked back an attempt to mandate the use of “inclusive” language after lawmakers claimed the new rules were an effort to “cancel” Christian references and lacked “common sense.” An internal guidebook for inclusive communication called on EU officials to “update their language” and avoid phrasing that was considered not reflective of […]